(Reuters) - A specific mutation in the new coronavirus can significantly increase its ability to infect cells, according to a study by U.S. researchers. The research may explain why early outbreaks in ...

The latest COVID-19 variant, XFG, has slowly been rising in New Jersey. Here are some of the common symptoms.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Where biology meets technology, researchers are on the hunt for mutations of COVID-19. The Microbial Genome Sequencing Center, also known as MiGS, is one of several in the country ...

A new dominant strain of COVID-19 has now displaced the previous strain that had contributed to a recent surge in cases.

All viruses mutate and SARS-CoV-2 is no exception. There have been over 4,000 mutations recorded to date, almost all are inconsequential. The English mutation, however, is of great clinical ...

A newly identified Covid-19 subvariant, BA.3.2, informally dubbed the "Cicada" variant, is drawing global attention after being detected in the United States and other regions. Emerging from the ...

A new variant of the novel coronavirus called EG.5 is spreading in Japan, with experts expecting it to be the dominant strain ...

Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 44 new cases of the virus after four straight days of cases below 40. Active cases also rose slightly to 312, up from 307. There were no new deaths reported ...