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1. New Jersey reports their first case of 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
   2021-03-11 01:09:04 (First version)
2. Karnataka reports their first case of 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
   2021-03-11 01:09:05 (Update)
3. Karnataka reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
   2024-04-23 02:08:13 (Update)
4. New Jersey reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
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