covid variants

A Connecticut cancer patient had COVID-19 for at least 471 days and evolved three distinct lineages of the virus in their bloodstream, a new study says.

With fears of dueling surges of both the delta and omicron variants rising in the U.S. currently, many are wondering is it possible to contract two COVID variants at the same time?

Omicron accounted for 73% of new COVID-19 infections last week in the United States, according to federal health officials.

Public health officials in South Africa are raising the alarm on a new coronavirus variant that they believe is responsible for a rapid spread of the virus in young people in the country’s most populous province.

As cases of the delta variant continue to raise concerns across the U.S. and a new variant is monitored by the World Health Organization, many are wondering what variants are out there and which we should be concerned about. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, variants of the coronavirus were expected. “Viruses constantly change through mutation,...

As cases of the delta variant continue to raise concerns across the U.S., the latest variant to take hold in the country, many are wondering what other variants are out there and which should we be concerned about?

Health leaders are keeping an eye on the daily infection rates and the slight uptick in cases. As of Wednesday, the state reported a 1.95% positivity rate, a slight dip from Tuesday’s 2.71% infection rate.

With the state’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate rising, state health experts are urging people who aren’t vaccinated to get the shot.

Coronavirus variants continue to spread in Connecticut and across the country, and on Thursday the state released the latest data.

Pfizer and Biontech announced Thursday that their vaccine has proven effective against the coronavirus for at least six months after the second dose, including the South African variant.

Public health officials are tracking multiple variants of COVID-19 in Connecticut.

An expert in the field of infectious diseases talked with NBC Connecticut about the COVID-19 variants that are infecting people and why the vaccines will protect against them.