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The first confirmed case of the more transmissible P.1 (Brazil) variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Whatcom County, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Thursday, April 22.

Whatcom County is now one of seven counties within the state to have at least one confirmed P.1 variant case, according to  released Thursday. A total of 116 P.1 variant cases have been diagnosed in the state — its fourth-most common variant and an increase of 82 from last week’s report (71%). The P.1 cases represent 4.2% of the 2,744 variant cases detected in the state.