The Mississippi Health Department has reported 10 new cases of a pair of different strains of the COVID virus. One of the cases affected two nursing homes that led to a death and two hospitalizations in fully vaccinated senior-residents. The largest number of those cases were the South African origin B.1.351 variant strain identified in two long-term care (LTC) in Forrest and Covington counties. There are now 12 cases of the South African strain across Mississippi. The LTC specifif cases, for the majority, were mild-to-no symptoms, acccording to a media release quoiting State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers. (Source: Sun Herald 05/27/21) South African, Indian COVID variants now in MS: Health dept | Biloxi Sun Herald
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