This dominant COVID-19 variant accounts for over 50% of cases, new CDC data shows
The COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 rose 12.7% and now makes up over 50% of COVID cases, the CDC Nowcast data tracker shows.
COVID Map Update Reveals US Virus Wastewater Levels Amid National 'High'
After a surge in COVID-19 cases this summer, infection rates do seem to be on the decline. Positive tests now account for ...
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Just as COVID Levels Start to Dip, a New Variant Emerges
COVID levels in the U.S. remain high, according to wastewater detections, which is a retreat from the CDC’s label of “very ...
COVID Variants are Surging. Is It Time to Break Out the Face Masks Again?
The latest, highly contagious subvariants are driving infections, but new vaccines may help stem the tide of another wave — ...
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New XEC COVID Variant Identified in Some States—What to Know About Symptoms, Transmission
The XEC COVID variant has spread rapidly in some European countries, and it's now been reported in some U.S. states. But ...
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What Planners and Experts are Saying About the New Covid-19 Variants
The new Covid variants are here, and as cold and flu season coincides with a busy travel season, here's what both Covid ...
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COVID XEC variant: What you need to know
Where did XEC come from? It is a recombinant of KP.3.3 and KS.1.1, the “Today” show reported. That means it has the genetic ...
More Than Half of US States Grappling With New COVID-19 Variant XEC; Here's What You Should Know
Even as COVID-19 activity remains high in the United States, a new variant - XEC is spreading rapidly in Europe and other ...
New COVID-19 XEC variant circulating just before fall. What to know about it for Texas
A new COVID variant, XEC, has arrived just before fall. The new variant has sprouted from the Omicron variant that developed in late 2021. Though XEC is new, Prof Francois Balloux, director of the ...