Every US state has at least one variant coronavirus case; Biden says 100 million vaccine goal ahead of schedule: Live COVID-19 updates

The us reported a record 949 new variant cases Thursday night, bringing the country to five ,804 known cases of variants that threaten a declining level of coronavirus cases. With Vermont's reported cases, every state in America has now discovered variants.

The variants can spread more easily, dodge treatments and immunities, or both. In all, the U.S. has added quite 2,000 variant cases within the last week. Thursday's report is that the first since Tuesday's.

The biggest changes were in Texas, which added 182 cases to succeed in 420; Florida added 159 cases to succeed in 912; Pennsylvania doubled its tally to 138; andIowa went from 25 variant cases Tuesday to 63 Thursday.

Vermont reported its first five cases of B.1.1.7, a variant first seen within the uk . it's America's commonest variant.

The P.1 variant first seen in Brazil was spotted in several new states, with four cases in Arizona, two in Nebraska and one in Massachusetts. The B.1.351 variant first seen in South Africa was detected in Hawaii, which reported five cases.

Also within the news:

►President Joe Biden said on Twitter that his goal of administering 100 million coronavirus vaccinations are going to be given Friday, 42 days before his target date. Biden previously set a goal of 100 million shots in 100 days.

►A new analysis says the coronavirus pandemic probably started in China's Hubei province a month or two before late December, when a cluster of cases tied to a seafood market was first detected.

►The Orlando Sentinel filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Health Thursday for allegedly violating the state’s public records law by not releasing location information on mutated strains of COVID-19, whilst variants rapidly spread round the state, the paper said.

►AMC Theatres said it'll have 98% of its U.S. theaters open by Friday, including quite 40 locations in California. Movie theaters are among the hardest-hit businesses by the pandemic.

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►Utah is among the newest states to announce an expansion in COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, with residents 16 years and older allowed to urge the vaccine starting March 24. Maryland looks to try to to an equivalent by April 27, while Illinois is aiming for April 12. Nevada is additionally making its vaccines available to those 16 years and older startin