At least 21 states are reporting a COVID-19 variant that spread across China earlier this year, according to newly updated data provided by a private company.
A map released by the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) shows that 21 states in the United States are reporting COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 as of Thursday afternoon.
The most recent estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that between June 8 and June 21, the NB.1.8.1 variant now makes up 43 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States, making it now the dominant strain.
Separately, the CDC says that across the United States, COVID-19 levels are “currently very low.”…