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The new strain of the COVID-19 virus thought to be more contagious has been identified in the Houston area, Harris County Public Health confirmed Thursday.

The case, the first in Texas and the latest threat from the pandemic, involves a southwest Harris County man between 30 and 40 years old, the county reported in a news release. He is currently in stable condition and in isolation.

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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/COVID-strain-in-Houston-more-contagious-first-tx-15853358.php?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral

Not a great piece of news. Ok, time to shut down I-45. Congrats Houston, you finally won something vs. Dallas.

There is a lot of good science being done on the increased transmissibility of the UK variant.

It absolutely matters if a more virulent strain is circulating even if it has equal lethality. More people getting the virus means more pressure on our health system and more deaths.

Here is the all cause icu capacity in London. You can see how fast things accelerated out of control:

Bruce Almighty said:

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This reminds me of the first days of the virus when we would get live updates every time somebody tested positive.

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How great would it be if Tom and Rita were the first "known" people to get this virus?