https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/04/coronavirus-two-uc-berkeley-students-test-positive-for-more-contagious-variant/

BERKELEY – A pair of UC Berkeley students has tested positive for a more contagious strain of the coronavirus first found in the United Kingdom, the university announced Thursday.

The cases were among half a dozen new or suspected cases of the variant, called B.1.1.7., reported by Alameda County earlier this week, the university said in a news release.