First India variant identified in Ada County resident who had COVID-19 in April

Ada County, Idaho ― The B.1.617.2 strain has been confirmed in a clinical lab sample from an Ada County resident. This strain is a variant of interest first identified in India, and part of the group of variants known as the India variant. The man, who is under the age of 30, was infected in April and was not hospitalized. He reported having recently traveled internationally. At this time, the India variants have not been detected in wastewater from Boise, Eagle, and Garden City, in the samples sent and tested at the University of Missouri. Read More.