PHILADELPHIA - Health officials say a southeast Pennsylvania woman has tested positive for the UK variant of coronavirus, becoming the state's second known case of the unique strain of COVID-19.The patient, identified as a woman in her 50s from Bucks and Philadelphia counties, was briefly hospitalized after she became symptomatic during the last week of December.
Health officials say she is currently recovering."While it is still not proven that the B.1.1.7 variant is more transmissible than other variants of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we are concerned that it is present in Philadelphia," Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr.