The Connecticut Department of Public Health also reported 22 additional cases of the new coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom. To date, there have now been a total of 42 cases of the B117 variant in Connecticut. Cases involve 1 resident each of Southbury, Seymour, and Oxford. The newly identified cases stem from specimens that were collected between January 12th and February 3rd. The individuals involved range in age from 5 to 90 and are residents of 19 communities.