More than 12,000 cases of variants have been reported in the United States. These 3 states have the most.

Overall, at least 12,053 cases of coronavirus variants first spotted in the UK, South Africa and Brazil have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Most of these cases, 11,569, are the most contagious variant known as B.1.1.7, which was originally detected in the UK. This variant has been found in 49 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC.

In addition, there are 312 reported cases of a variant first identified in South Africa, called B.1.351, which has been detected in 30 states and Washington, DC, followed by 172 reported cases of the P.1 variant. initially identified in Brazil have been discovered in 22 states.

According to CDC data, three states – California, Florida, and Michigan – have the highest total number of variant cases. Florida leads with 2,351 reported cases of variant B.1.1.7, 49 cases of P.1 and 15 cases of B.1.351.

Michigan has the second highest number of variant cases reported, with 1,237 cases of B.1.1.7 and five cases of B.1.351, and California has reported 822 cases of variant B.1.1.7, 33 cases of P. 1 and 10 cases of B.1.351.

Note on data: The CDC says this does not represent the total number of these cases circulating in the United States, but rather those that were found by testing positive samples. The agency warns that its numbers may not immediately match those for state and local health departments.