COVID NYC update: Connecticut patient at New York City hospital tested positive for South African coronavirus variant

A NEW YORK CITY (WABC) – A patient at a New York City hospital has tested positive for COVID-19 in South Africa.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement during his briefing Monday, saying the patient was taken from Connecticut to New York Hospital.

Officials say so far there is no evidence of spread in New York State.

“The South African variant is concerned about their mortality and their relationship to the vaccine,” Cuomo said.

The Connecticut state health department confirmed the positive case in a statement.

Governor Lamont and state public health officials announced today that variant B.1.351 of the COVID-19 virus, the so-called “South African” variant, has been detected in a Connecticut patient who is currently hospitalized outside the condition with the virus The condition of the individual improves. This is the first known case of variant B.1.351 in a Connecticut resident “.

Meanwhile, officials say 3.2 million have received vaccines statewide and more than a million New Yorkers.

The statewide positivity rate is 3.53%.

Long Island continues to have the highest positivity of the regions with 4.62%, while Mid-Hudson is the second highest, with 4.53%.

The Bronx continues to have the highest positivity in New York, at 6.11%.

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