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<p>” data-medium-file=”https://media.ktoo.org/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-12-at-10.13.21-AM-340×271.jpg” data-large-file=”https://media.ktoo.org/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-12-at-10.13.21-AM-650×518.jpg” loading=”lazy” class=”size-full wp-image-241569″ src=”https://media.ktoo.org/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-12-at-10.13.21-AM.jpg” alt=”” width=”869″ height=”692″ srcset=”https://media.ktoo.org/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-12-at-10.13.21-AM.jpg 869w, https://media.ktoo.org/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-12-at-10.13.21-AM-340×271.jpg 340w, https://media.ktoo.org/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-12-at-10.13.21-AM-650×518.jpg 650w, https://media.ktoo.org/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-12-at-10.13.21-AM-569×453.jpg 569w, https://media.ktoo.org/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-12-at-10.13.21-AM-830×661.jpg 830w” sizes=”(max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px”/>Stephanie DeRonde, a state microbiologist, uses an Illumina sequencer to analyze strains of the virus that causes COVID-19 at the Fairbanks public health lab in November. (Alaska Department of Health and Social Services)</p>
<p>Alaska scientists are on the hunt for a new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus. The new variant was first found in Britain, and so far, eight states and dozens of countries have reported cases.</p>
<p>While it does not appear to make people sicker, the new strain could spread 50% faster. That faster transmission rate can lead to more cases and more deaths, said Dr. Joe McLaughlin, the state epidemiologist, a briefing for reporters last week.</p>
<p>“It really comes down to numbers: The more people that are infected, you are going to see increased counts of actual infection, as well as increased counts of hospitalization and death,” he said. “And that’s why this is so important for us to take very seriously.”</p>
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