Where COVID is spreading now and what symptoms to look for The variant didn't make much noise in the U S through the first half of the year, but soon began to surge throughout the late summer months Common COVID symptoms for Stratus, Nimbus
Variants and Genomic Surveillance | COVID-19 | CDC New variants of SARS-CoV-2 are expected to continue to emerge Some variants will emerge and disappear, while others will emerge and continue to spread and may replace previous variants
What to Know About COVID Variant XFG Stratus The latest COVID-19 variant known as XFG, nicknamed Stratus, continues to spread throughout the United States, driving a summer spike in cases
COVID-19 variants | WHO COVID-19 dashboard - datadot When these changes become significantly different to a previously detected virus, these new virus types are known as “variants ” To identify variants, scientists map the genetic material of viruses (known as sequencing) and then look for differences between them to see if they have changed
What COVID-19 variants are going around in October 2025? When you receive a COVID-19 test, you won't find out which variant caused your infection That's because COVID-19 tests only detect the presence of the virus – they don't determine the variant Genomic sequencing looks at the genetic code of the virus to determine which variant caused the infection