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Researchers Detect Coronavirus Variant in Southern California

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   Researchers say they have found a new coronavirus strain in Southern
   California, currently one of the hardest-hit areas in the United
   States.

   Cedars-Sinai, one of the largest non-profit academic medical centers in
   the United States,said its team looked at samples from 192 patients at
   its hospital in Los Angeles, as well as more than 4,000 samples
   fromthroughoutSouthern Californiaduring November and December.

   The newstrainwas found in 36% of Los Angeles samples and in 24% of
   samples from the wider region.

   The study's co-authors said that prevalence "was striking" since the
   strain was first detected in a single case in July and then not again
   in Southern California until October.

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