The White House warned governors about the “US version” of COVID-19, but no such discovery has been made.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has rejected reports from the White House coronavirus task force warning states about a more transmissible “American variant” of coronavirus – a misperception that began with an appeal to governors, a administration official for CNN.

Governors’ appeals were debating whether the steep slope in coronavirus cases could be due to a potential US variant similar to a variant first identified by genetic experts in the UK.

The official made it very clear that US health officials have not established that there is an American version of the virus. It was discussed whether US health officials should investigate whether there is an American variant and make this identification. But so far, the official warned, no such identification has taken place.

The warnings about the variant made it appear in written reports from January 3 that were sent to the states and obtained by CNN. Reports warned of the possibility of a “US version” of COVID-19.

“This autumn / winter increase was almost twice as high as the increase in cases such as spring and summer increases. This acceleration suggests that there may be a US variant that has evolved here, in addition to the British variant that is already spreading in communities and may be 50% more transmissible, “said CNN reports, which called for” aggressive mitigation. to match a more aggressive virus “.

The pandemic continues to erupt as the nation turns its attention to the US Chapter insurrection and certification of the victory of President-elect Joe Biden, and the task force continued to warn states about “spreading the aggressive community” after the holiday season.

“The United States remains on a high plateau of 140-150,000 confirmed and suspected COVID admissions per week and 120-125,000 inpatients. Significant continued deterioration from California along the Sunbelt to the southeast, mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic “The East, despite the fact that low test rates during the holidays, suggest the aggressive spread of the community,” the working group reports.

Working group reports also called for outpatient sites with ambulatory monoclonal antibodies that are immediately available to save lives.

And as the nation struggles to rapidly immunize Americans, reports say vaccines must be “put in their arms now.”

“Do not delay the rapid immunization of those over 65 years of age and vulnerable to severe diseases; recommend the creation of high-yield vaccination sites with the help of EMT staff to monitor potential anaphylaxis and make full use of nursing students. he put down his weapons now; active and aggressive immunization in the face of this increase would save lives, “reports said.

This week, California is the state with the most new cases per 100,000 population, followed by Arizona, Kansas, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Utah, Arkansas, West Virginia, Georgia and Massachusetts in the top 10.

The positivity test, an indication of the rise of future cases, is highest in Oklahoma, followed by Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.

Arkansas has the most hospitalizations per 100 hospital beds, followed by Arizona, Maryland, Oklahoma, Georgia, Kentucky, California, the District of Columbia, South Carolina and New Mexico.

And Kansas has the most new deaths per 100,000 population, followed by Wyoming, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Arizona, Tennessee and Rhode Island.

This story has been updated to reflect that the CDC has dropped warnings from White House coronavirus working group reports of a “US variant.”