The Stratus or XFG variant transmits easily and is spreading worldwide. Stratus is a combination of variants F.7 and LP.8.1.2 ...

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

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

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 “Stratus” variant (XFG) was first identified in January in Southeast Asia. By June, it accounted for 14% of COVID cases ...

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

In the last month, the XFG variant has driven an increasing proportion of cases. As of Aug. 13, Stratus is now the ...

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

Enter the XFG variant, which is part of the oh-so-familiar Omicron family. XFG is actually a combination of the LF.7 and LP.8.1.2 variants, which were combinations of previous variants themselves.

Cases of XFG, which is a combination of variants F.7 and LP.8.1.2, are on the rise — accounting for about 14% of cases nationwide for the week ending June 21, the latest data available.

Symptoms of XFG are similar to other COVID-19 variants, and current vaccines are expected to remain effective. XFG accounted for a significant percentage of cases in New Jersey in recent months.