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

COVID-19 activity is rising in much of the country. Data shows overall respiratory virus spread is very low in the U.S.

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” ...

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 ...

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.

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.