A rare COVID-19 strain disappeared overnight. We still don't know which Ohioan had it

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Scientists were searching for a central Ohio resident with a mysterious strain of COVID-19. Before they could find them, it vanished. 

Molecular virologist Marc Johnson, a professor at the University of Missouri’s medical school, examines wastewater samples to track COVID-19 strains and prevalence. In his work, he noticed different strains of COVID, including mysterious variants he dubbed “cryptics.” 

One of these cryptics was traced to central Ohio.