A case of the British variant of the coronavirus has been confirmed in the Blue Water area. State health officials Monday confirmed to the Detroit News that there are now 45 total cases of the B-1-1-7 variant in the state, including one new confirmed case in Sanilac County. Dr. John Brooks is an infectious disease specialist at McLaren Port Huron hospital. He tells WPHM the more the virus continues to change, the less likely it is to totally go away. “This is a natural thing that any virus or bacteria is going to do over time,” said Brooks. “When they (viruses) are put under pressure… eventually they’re going to change and adapt.” Brooks says the new variant isn’t necessarily more deadly but it is more contagious. The variant was first detected in Michigan in the Ann Arbor area in mid-January.
