Brevard County reports now having a new variant of COVID-19.
One case of the B. 1. 1. 7 COVID-19 variant has been confirmed in Brevard County, according to health officials.
The new, more contagious variant, which was first detected in the U.K., has also been observed in Orange, Volusia, Osceola and Seminole counties.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there’s no evidence to suggest the U.K. variant, which was first detected in September 2020, is more deadly or that it responds any differently to the available vaccines.