From Stratus to Cicada, several variants are on the radar as COVID-19 activity rises, impacting how the virus spreads, its ...

Hospital admissions in England jumped from 950 in August to 4,939 in September, with XFG and its sub-lineages now accounting ...

Sometimes referred to as ‘Stratus’ or the ‘American strain’, the variant first identified in January 2025 has since spread ...

The number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United Kingdom due to COVID-19 has significantly increased from August, and is rising every week. In the United States, the situation is more ...

The XFG variant is not a new, supercharged strain, but rather a recombinant variant that virologists have been tracking ...

Most covid-19 cases are caused by a particular type of variants, but do we need to worry every time a new one emerges?

ATLANTA — At least 25 states have confirmed cases of a new COVID variant, with experts saying the mutation poses risks to people who were previously infected or vaccinated. The BA.3.2 variant was ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Health officials are warning the public about a newly detected COVID-19 strain that has been identified in multiple states nationwide, including Virginia. Some experts are calling the ...

A newer strain dubbed 'American Covid' has become one of the most common variants reported across the country ...

Brits reported being left unwell for weeks after contracting the XFG, or 'American' version of Covid, which UKHSA data shows ...

Diagnoses of the bug are at their highest level since October 2025 and rising levels of Britons are being admitted for care.