The Latest: COVID-19 variant found in upstate New York

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York has found its first known case of a new variant of COVID-19 in upstate New York.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a Monday telephone call with reporters said a man in his 60s tested positive for the COVID-19 variant, which is more contagious than its previous variants. The governor said the man, who works at a jewelry store in Saratoga Springs, had COVID-19 symptoms but is “on the mend.”
Three other people linked to the jewelry store have tested positive for COVID-1