COVID-19 variant first prevalent in UK identified at UMD
This variant is more contagious than others, according to the CDC.
Maryland records its first case and death of Brazilian COVID-19 variant
The variant is believed to be more transmissible than the original COVID-19 strain.
South African COVID-19 variant found in Maryland
The variant was found in the Baltimore area.
Maryland records first two cases of UK COVID-19 variant in Anne Arundel County
One Marylander who contracted the variant had recently traveled abroad.