CHICAGO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Midwest state of Illinois has confirmed its first case of new COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.7, Chicago Tribune reported on Friday, quoting state and Chicago public health officials.
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine identified the variant while analyzing samples of positive COVID-19 tests.
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