US EditionNew COVID-19 ‘Stratus’ Variant XFG Now In 38 Countries, WHO Monitoring
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 9 – Stratus variant now accounts for about 30% of Covid cases in England and features a distinctive hoarse voice symptom while causing mild to moderate illness, according to UKHSA.
- UKHSA data shows that in England, the Stratus variant has become dominant, marked by a unique symptom of hoarseness or scratchy voice.
- Driven by mutations in the spike protein that aid immune evasion, Stratus’s spread is fueled by waning immunity and declining booster uptake.
- UKHSA analysis shows cases of the XFG and XFG.3 subvariants rose from 10% in May to nearly 40% in mid-June, with these variants now making up about 30% of cases in England.
- UKHSA data shows the dominant Stratus variant has a unique hoarse voice symptom, prompting testing and self-isolation for at-risk groups advised to booster later this year.
- The WHO assesses Stratus as a low global risk, but ongoing transmission may still trigger a new infection wave despite its mild illness profile.
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2 new summer COVID strains are less severe than earlier strains, doctors say
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) -- While you are soaking up the summer sun, doctors at Conway Medical Center say you can still get sick, and there are two new COVID strains going around this season. Dr. Paul Richardson at CMC told News13 that even though the nimbus and stratus strains are now out there, he has not seen a major increase in COVID cases or hospitalizations so far this summer. Dr. Richardson also said the two new strains are less severe than ea…
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