Strain found in 29 states and Puerto Rico carries spike mutations, but no data shows increased severity ...

The University of Waterloo's wastewater monitoring shows an Omicron subvariant has been detected in Waterloo region. The BA.2 subvariant appears to be even more transmissible than the original Omicron ...

The Alberta government reported Friday that 54 new cases of the Omicron variant have been detected. The province has identified 173 cases in total. Of ...

The dizzying speed of omicron’s spread has left Americans questioning much of what they know about COVID-19, especially following holiday travel. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

COVID-19 cases were relatively low across the country for most of the summer, but they’re now creeping up again. Data shows that this is thanks to the new COVID-19 variant XFG, nicknamed Stratus, ...

COVID-19 symptoms have reactivated in nearly nine million people who are suffering from the virus in its long term form. Ketut Subiyanto Pexels A new COVID variant, XEC, has arrived just before fall.

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While the latest variant, called Cicada, carries more mutations, it’s still part of the Omicron family that emerged in 2021.

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults. Rather, ...