covid-19 variants

What you should know COVID cases are on the rise across the United States once again, driven in large part by highly contagious and more vaccine-resistant Omicron subvariants such as BA.5. That strain is also linked to an increased risk of reinfection. The number of US counties the CDC says are at high risk for … Read more

What you should know The Omicron subvariant BA.5 now accounts for the majority of COVID cases in New York City, and all five boroughs are experiencing skyrocketing transmission rates. The risk of reinfection is also increased and may be related to the strain. People who have had COVID before and have been vaccinated may not … Read more

What you should know COVID cases are on the rise across the United States once again, driven in large part by the highly contagious and more vaccine-resistant Omicron subvariants. All five New York boroughs were added back to the CDC’s high-risk category for the spread of COVID on Friday, with Westchester County also added to … Read more

NEW YORK – Parts of New York City are now experiencing COVID-19 positivity rates above 25%, as new case counts and transmission rates rise sharply in the face of a sixth wave of the pandemic. Driven by the BA.5 variant, the “worst version” of Ómicron yet, the citywide seven-day rolling average of new cases rose … Read more

What you should know COVID cases are on the rise across the United States once again, fueled in large part by the highly contagious and more vaccine-resistant Omicron sub-variants. All five New York boroughs were added back to the CDC’s high-risk category for the spread of COVID on Friday, with Westchester County also added to … Read more