ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The first case of an Orange County resident with the U.K. COVID-19 variant, B1.1.7, has now been detected.
Dr. Raul Pino, with the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, announced the recent infection during a news briefing on Thursday. “It was acquired in Mexico, probably, during a trip,” said Pino. “And we have traced and investigated some of the individuals on the trip, and some are out of state as well.” [TRENDING: Injunctions filed against girl slammed by deputy | SpaceX launches satellites | OK to dream: Snow in Florida?] Pino added that, while only one case in a resident has been confirmed, “it’s safe to assume all along [the variant] has been here.” While this is the first resident to have a confirmed