COVID mutation in Ventura County: per a statement by the county this afternoon, "A second COVID-19 mutation has been detected in Ventura County. An Oxnard sewage study result revealed the presence of a second mutation in a small amount of the COVID virus present in the sample. 1/
... Oxnard has been testing samples of its wastewater on a weekly basis for a number of weeks. The new mutation was identified as N501Y. It is present in both the United Kingdom and South African variants." 2/
This is info I shared earlier this week, but now the county has put out a press release about it so am resharing. 3/
The N501Y mutation was present in only 0.283% of all the COVID virus present in the sample. The sample was 99.2% of the original Wuhan COVID-19 virus. 4/
“The presence of this mutation in such a small amount of the sample tells me that this virus is not widespread in our County yet,” said Dr. Robert Levin, Health Officer. 5/5
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