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 ...

A new COVID-19 variant, Stratus (XFG), has been detected in Arizona and is spreading globally. Stratus is a descendant of the Omicron variant and does not appear to cause symptoms distinct from other ...

The cases of the newly discovered COVID-19 XFG variant, also known colloquially as “Stratus,” have been rising since its ...

The variant was most notably present in the state during early June, when XFG made up 75% of reported COVID-19 cases. The ...

Symptoms are similar to other Omicron subvariants, including fever, chills, shortness of breath, sore throat, fatigue, ...

The CDC has moved to using longer data timeframes for COVID tracking due to low reporting from states. According to the ...

Variant XFG, also known as “Stratus,” was first detected in Southeast Asia back in January but accounted for very few of ...

After its January debut, XFG climbed to number three on the CDC COVID variant list by late June, accounting for an estimated ...

The CDC remarks the new COVID-19 variant Stratus XFG as the third most common variant circulating in the United States.

COVID-19 variant XFG accounted for 0% of U.S. cases in May. By late-June, it became the third-most common strain.

Variant XFG, colloquially known as "Stratus," was first detected in Southeast Asia in January but accounted for less than ...

Scientists are currently studying how well people are protected against severe disease from XFG. Researchers conducted lab studies using human cells and a "pseudovirus" stand-in for XFG, as well as ...