California Announces 2nd US Confirmed Case of CCP Virus Variant

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (L) and Dr. Anthony Fauci (R) during a conversation on Dec. 30, 2020. Office of the Governor via AP

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday the first known case of the new and potentially more contagious variant of the CCP virus in California.

The infection was found in Southern California, Newsom said during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.