Medical officials in the Lowcountry are warning about a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, fueled in part by a new variant ...

COVID-19 case estimates show the dominant "razor blade throat" variant contributes to the rise in cases in Virginia.

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

“The more dominant Nimbus strain has had more reports of very severe throat pain,” Lokant said. The Stratus strain is also ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...