New COVID variant ‘Stratus’ is spreading in the U.S.
A new COVID-19 variant is climbing the ranks in the United States, becoming the third-most common strain of the summer.
Twelve states are seeing higher positivity rates for COVID-19 tests compared to the rest of the country, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The states are:
- New Mexico (12%)
- Texas (12%)
- Oklahoma (12%)
- Arkansas (12%)
- Louisiana (12%)
- Nevada (11.3%)
- Arizona (11.3%)
- California (11.3%)
- Alaska (11.1%)
- Washington (11.1%)
- Oregon (11.1%)
- Idaho (11.1%)
Worth noting: The rest of the country’s test positivity rate ranks between 5% to9.9%. https://www.axios.com/2025/08/13/covid-19-symptoms-stratus-variant-states-highest-cases
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