COVID-19 cases are rising across the United States, driven by new variants Stratus (XFG) and Nimbus (NB.1.8.1). While Stratus ...

The percentage of emergency department visits in the state due to COVID-like illnesses has gone up for five consecutive weeks ...

CDC wastewater also shows the XFG variant — nicknamed stratus — is most common in the U.S. Stratus can cause a “razor blade” ...

Despite an uptick in recent cases, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths is just about at new lows, according to the most recent data.

CDC tracks rising COVID cases in 45 states; NB.1.8.1 “Nimbus” leads U.S. infections while severe illness remains low.

A painful sore throat, often referred to as "razor blade throat", is just one of the symptoms of a new COVID-19 variant. This variant is currently being monitored by the World Health Organization.

Razor blade throat, while making the rounds on social media and carrying a terrifying moniker, is not specifically caused by COVID NB 1.8.1., but rather, falls in line with other, well-known COVID ...

It's also unclear if the "razor blade throat" is more common in those who are more up to date on vaccination compared to those who are not up to date. "I think it's certainly amongst the spectrum of ...

The nimbus variant appears to be causing more throat symptoms compared to other variants and media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times, have dubbed it the “razor blade throat” variant. Despite ...

Where the variant causing ‘razor blade throat’ is spreading The rise in cases late last month is primarily in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions, the World ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2025 / 10:01 AM CDT (AP) — The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID.