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New COVID variant 'Stratus' spreads in the U.S. and Tennessee. What to know about symptoms, cases
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 strain.
Variant XFG, colloquially known as "Stratus," was first detected in Southeast Asia in January but accounted for less than about 0% of cases in the United States until May, reported USA TODAY.
By late June, it was estimated to account for up to 14% of cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The World Health Organization added XFG to its watchlist but evaluated the additional public health risk posed by the variant as "low" at the global level in a late June report, in which it also advised that currently approved COVID-19 vaccines are "expected to remain effective to this variant against symptomatic and severe disease."
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With a new COVID variant on the rise, which US states have the most cases?
Some states are being hit harder than others this summer as a new COVID-19 strain (XGF) continues to spread.
Some regions of the U.S. are still experiencing higher rates of positive COVID tests than others, though reporting has slowed down enough nationwide that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has begun allowing more time to pass between certain types of updates, such as those on variant prevalence.
Testing, cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still being recorded on a weekly basis, however, even amid the chaos of ever-changing strains, recommendations and cuts to vaccine development funding.
During the week ending on Aug. 2, 8.5% of the 25,731 Americans tested were positive for COVID, according to the CDC's latest data. This was 2% increase from the week prior.
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