2 UC-Berkeley Students Diagnosed With Contagious COVID-19 UK Strain; Six New Cases In Alameda County

Berkeley CA

05 February, 2021

5:02 PM

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CBS San Francisco February 5, 2021 BERKELEY (CBS SF) — Two UC Berkeley students have been diagnosed with the contagious COVID-19 UK strain of the virus amid an overall surge in new cases on campus, officials said. The infected students reported symptoms and were tested for the coronavirus on Jan. 19 and 21, respectively. Contact tracing by University Health Services staff revealed that both had recently arrived in the U.S. from abroad and were connected. "It is unfortunately no surprise that this and other variants are being detected locally, given the extent of viral spread happening currently regionally, nationally and internationally," said Dr. Anna Harte, medical director at University Health Services. "With more viruses circulating, emerging strains that are more transmissible will tend to dominate." Read more at CBS San Francisco