Experts fear a new variant could propel the number of coronavirus cases in Florida. The amount of COVID-19 cases in Florida has decreased this past month.
Florida has 416 cases of the B 1.1.7 variant first discovered in the U.K., according to the CDC. Infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist for UF Health Dr.
Nicole Lovine said the state needs to increase the number of tests it screens for variants. “We are not screening enough of the available samples, that’s for sure,” Lovine said. “If you were to find that there were more variants occurring in a particular area, that’s where you would focus additional efforts.” The White House announced on Wednesday an additional $200 million dollars in funding for screening variants of the