Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with the pandemic in the U.S.:THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY— A new variant of the coronavirus that may be more contagious has been found in a Colorado man who had not been traveling. That has triggered a host of questions about how the first reported U.S. case of the new version showed up in the Rocky Mountain state. The new variant was first identified in England, and infections are soaring now in Britain. — Louisiana’s newest Republican member of the U.S. House, Luke Letlow, died from complications related to COVID-19 only days before he would have been sworn into office. He was later transferred to Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport and placed in intensive care, where he died.

Source: Daily Sun December 30, 2020 17:48 UTC