Scary new COVID-19 strain from the UK has now been found in 3 US states

[Andy Meek]

• The first coronavirus update we have for 2021 is another reminder that the pandemic is continuing to worsen in the US.
• More than 2,600 Americans are dying from COVID-19 each day, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
• Moreover, the more transmissible COVID strain from the UK is on its way to becoming the dominant strain in the US.

The first coronavirus update of the new year continues more of the bad news that dominated the month of December, showing that the pandemic is not only at its worst point yet but that things will also continue to worsen over the coming weeks, according to White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Dr. Fauci on Sunday said that holiday travel post-Christmas will likely result in a larger number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths later this month, stemming largely from the fact that air travel in the US hit its highest level since March over the weekend. According to the TSA, more than 1.19 million people passed through security checkpoints in the nation's airports -- despite the fact that December was also the deadliest month of the pandemic so far in the US. The latest data from Johns Hopkins University along those lines shows that we're averaging more than 2,600 deaths here every single day. And as if we needed another headache to deal with, it's now become clear that the scary COVID-19 variant from the UK which is even more transmissible has now been found in at least three US states.

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