first reported U.S. case of the new version showed up in the Rocky Mountain state. The new variant was first identified in England, and infections are soaring now in Britain.
The new variant has also been found in several other countries. Experts say the vaccines being given now are thought to be effective against it. — Louisiana’s newest Republican member of the U.S.
House, Luke Letlow, died from complications related to COVID-19 only days before he would have been sworn into office. He was 41.