State and county health officials announced on Monday that eight additional cases of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, first identified in the United Kingdom, have been reported in Cook County.
Health officials previously announced a single case of the variant in Chicago on Jan. 15, bringing the total to nine cases. The nine cases range in age from 12 to 63 years and live in Cook County, including Chicago.
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