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The newest Covid variant XEC now accounts for one in five infections amid signs that the spread of the virus is on the rise ...

According to an update on Covid figures released by Ireland's health authority, the most recent form, known as XEC, is ...

XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), representing more than 1 in 10 cases. But ...

KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States as it accounts for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the XEC variant is not far behind, recent Centers for Disease Control and ...

Ireland has reported a significant increase in cases of the new XEC Covid variant, now accounting for 20.6% of cases in ...

XEC is the latest COVID-19 variant spreading in the U.S. The World Health Organization is monitoring the latest variant. Doctors expect that it will continue to spread—here’s what to do.

The CDC's Nowcast data tracker, which displays COVID-19 estimates and projections for two-week periods, reflected that the KP ...

A new variant of COVID called XEC — a combination of two Omicron subvariants — is spreading in the middle of flu season.

AN urgent warning has been issued over a new Covid-19 variant on the rise across Ireland – and there are a number of symptoms ...

The new XEC variant is a recombinant of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 strains, and has been deemed to be more transmissible due to ...