New U.S. cases of omicron variant found in Minnesota, Colorado
On Thursday, health officials from Minnesota, New York, and Colorado announced cases of the new, highly mutated variant, one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first individual detected with omicron in California.
"Let me be clear: This is not cause for alarm. We knew this variant was coming and we have the tools to stop the spread," Hochul said."Get your vaccine. Get your booster. Wear your mask." Two other cases were from individuals in Queens and one in Brooklyn, but their vaccination status was unknown. Minnesota health officials are working with New York health officials to determine who the man may have had contact with. He hadn't traveled internationally, and officials with the Minnesota Health Department said it's most likely that transmission of the virus happened at the convention.
It's unclear whether the new cases in New York were related to the convention at the Javits Center, Hochul and de Blasio said, noting that contact tracing had only just begun. She is experiencing mild symptoms and isolating in her home, according to Colorado Department of Health and Environment.
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