The World Health Organization has placed XFG on its variant watchlist, but currently considers it a “low” public health risk. According to the WHO, existing COVID-19 vaccines ...

CDC wastewater also shows the XFG variant — nicknamed stratus — is most common in the U.S. Stratus can cause a “razor blade” ...

As the new ‘stratus’ variant spreads, several US states face sharp COVID-19 spikes ahead of school reopenings.

The XFG “Stratus” COVID-19 variant, now the third most common in the US, is surging in 12 states with high positivity rates.

COVID-19 cases are rising across the United States, driven by new variants Stratus (XFG) and Nimbus (NB.1.8.1). While Stratus is anecdotally linked to hoarseness and Nimbus to severe sore throat, they ...

The new XFG COVID variant, aka "Stratus," is spreading rapidly in the U.S. as cases rise. Here's what to know about the ...

For the week ending Aug. 2, 6.4% of COVID-19 tests came back positive in Wisconsin, state Department of Health Services data ...

A new COVID variant is on the rise amid a nationwide summer surge of cases. Positive cases in Mississippi are climbing. What ...

A new COVID-19 variant, Stratus (XFG), has been detected in Arizona and is spreading globally. Stratus is a descendant of the ...

A new COVID variant is on the rise amid a nationwide summer surge of cases and it's on track to become the third most common ...

The CDC has moved to using longer data timeframes for COVID tracking due to low reporting from states. According to the latest data for the two weeks ending June 21, variant NB.1.8.1 remained the most ...

Stratus' is the new COVID variant growing in the U.S. and the rest of the world. However, COVID-19 cases are down in ...