According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the strain is now the third most common COVID-19 variant in the United States.

Beach trips and heat waves aren’t the only things rising this summer. COVID-19 signals are climbing nationwide, and two ...

“Stratus,” originally known as Variant XFG, is the second most prominent strain of COVID in the United States. According to ...

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

The surge of new COVID-19 variannt Stratus (XFG) in the US is being compounded by latest vaccine restrictions from the Trump ...

There's no evidence that XFG causes any distinctly different symptoms from other variants, according to Verma. News reports ...

COVID-19 cases are rising in the US, driven partly by the new 'Stratus' variant. Wastewater data shows increased viral ...

The COVID-19 Stratus variant is spreading globally, showing new symptom patterns and raising questions about immunity, vaccine protection, and ongoing public health precautions in 2025.

Known officially as XFG, the variant was first detected in Southeast Asia back in January. For months, it flew under the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a new COVID variant is spreading across the country. The variant is ...

The XFG variant, known as "Stratus," is gaining traction in the U.S., rising to 14% of cases since May. While the WHO ...