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SPOKANE — The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) notified Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) on March 25 of the presence of one case of the COVID-19 B.1.427 variant and four cases of the B.1.429, discovered through genome sequencing. The B.1.427/B.1.429 variant was initially detected in California in July 2020. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has named it a variant of concern, as early research suggests this variant may be more infectious and could potentially cause more severe disease than t...
