The first cases of a more contagious CCP virus variant that was discovered in South Africa have been found in South Carolina, health officials confirmed Thursday. The South African variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is known as B.1.351. Health experts in various countries said the South African strain is concerning because it has shown to be more contagious and some studies have shown it may be vaccine-resistant. South Carolina public health officials told said they were notified late Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about a sample that was tested and later determined that it was the B.1.351 variant. On Jan. 25, a separate case of the same variant was discovered by health officials. These are the first two cases of this South African variant in the United States, officials said. “The arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 variant in …