The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday.
In a statement, the CDC said the California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health confirmed the case in a traveler who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22. The person tested positive on Monday for COVID-19.
"The individual, who was fully vaccinated and had mild symptoms that are improving, is self-quarantining and has been since testing positive," the statement read.
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