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Wayne
County
investigating
4
confirmed
cases of
new
Covid
B.1.1.7
Variant
Epidemiologists
conducting
contact
tracing;
exposed
individuals
to
quarantine
14 days.
DETROIT
- Wayne
County
public
health
officials
today
said
they are
investigating
four
known
and
confirmed
cases of
the
COVID
B.1.1.7
variant.
Health
officials
also are
looking
into
four
additional
COVID-19
positive
cases of
people
who had
close
contact
with the
four
individuals
who
tested
positive
for the
B.1.1.7
variant.
All
individuals
have
been
advised
to
quarantine
for 14
days.
General
details
on those
testing
positive
for the
variant
include:
•
41-year-old
male,
who
recently
arrived
from
international
travel,
and has
since
left the
country;
•
42-year-old
female;
•
35-year-old
female;
and,
•
35-year-old
male,
who
recently
has
returned
from
international
travel.
The four
suspected
variant-positive
cases
have
been
retested.
The
results
from
those
procedures
are not
yet
available.
Wayne
County
public
health
officials,
as well
as those
from the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention,
note it
is usual
for
viruses
to
mutate
over
time.
The
B.1.1.7
variant
spreads
more
easily
and
quickly
than
other
variants.
Currently,
there is
no
evidence
that it
causes
more
severe
illness
or
increased
risk of
death.
“As we
administer
our
vaccine,
it is
important
for
people
to mask
up, wash
their
hands
frequently,
and
avoid
large
groups,”
said Dr.
Mouhanad
Hammami,
Chief
Health
Strategist
for
Wayne
County.
“We are
vaccinating
people
as fast
as
vaccine
is
available
to us.
Until
then, we
need to
keep
doing
the safe
practices
we know
help
lower
the risk
of
catching
or
spreading
the
virus.”
Wayne
County
also
encourages
individuals
to get
tested
frequently
to slow
the
spread
of any
variant
of the
virus.
Testing
is
widely
available
throughout
Wayne
County.
People
who are
experiencing
COVID-19
symptoms,
such as
a dry
cough,
fever,
body
aches, a
sudden
loss of
smell or
taste,
or
fatigue
should
get
tested
by
calling
their
primary
care
provider
or
visiting
one of
the free
testing
sites in
Wayne
County.
Testing
site and
COVID-19
information
can be
found at
www.waynecounty.com/covid19.
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