There is a new COVID-19 variant that is driving infections across the globe. Several cases have been detected in New York. Doctors are now warning that there could be a summer surge between now ...

A new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1 - nicknamed "Nimbus" - is rapidly emerging as one of the most common strains in the U.S. Here's what to know.

The XBB variant has climbed to 3.1% of new COVID cases nationwide, the CDC now estimates. Nov 25, 2022 Gov. Hochul lifts mass transit mask mandate ...

NEW YORK-- The newest COVID variant has been detected in New York City, although not in a person. The city's health commissioner says the BA.2.86 variant has been found in the city's sewage.

New York health officials are on high alert over a new COVID-19 strain, BA.2.86, that is markedly different than previous iterations of the omicron variant. ... Amid news of the new variant, ...

WHAT NEWSDAY FOUND. Two cases of a new COVID-19 variant known as NB. 1.8.1, which has spread rapidly in Asia, have been reported in New York, along with at least six other states.; While the ...

A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, not yet in New York State, is substantially different from its predecessors, drawing the attention of state researchers who are expanding their ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced new steps New York is taking to protect people from COVID-19 amid reports of a new coronavirus variant. "While New Yorkers might want to be done with COVID-19, COVID-19 ...