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 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 ...

WHO is monitoring the fast-spreading XFG "Stratus" COVID variant, now the third-most common US strain, as it spreads into ...

The rapid rise of the SARS-CoV-2 variant XFG this summer could make it the dominant strain by the start of the fall COVID ...

A new strain of COVID-19 known as Stratus that is spreading worldwide has been detected in Arizona.

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

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

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

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 ...