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CDC says new Covid strain in U.S. could further stress ‘already heavily burdened’ hospitals



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CDC headquarters in AtlantaElijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesOfficials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that a new strain of Covid-19 now circulating in the U.S. could further stress hospitals that are already overwhelmed with coronavirus patients.Colorado health officials announced Tuesday that they detected the first known case of the new and more infectious strain of the virus that was first discovered in the United Kingdom. A second separate new strain first identified in South Africa may also already be circulating in the U.S. as well, CDC officials said.”Because the variants spread …

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