BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County is officially among the list of areas in the Central Florida region where a variant of COVID-19 has been detected.
One case of the B. 1. 1. 7 COVID-19 variant has been confirmed in Brevard County, according to health officials. The new, more contagious variant, which was first detected in the U.K., has also been observed in Orange, Volusia, Osceola and Seminole counties. [TRENDING: Video shows deputy Tasing student | How to get the vaccine in Fla. | NASA tests new moon rocket] Health officials said the B.1.1.7 variant has emerged with an unusually large number of mutations.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there’s no evidence to suggest the U.K. variant, which was first