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COVID-19: KP.3.1.1 Strain Now Makes Up About 60 Percent Of US Cases; Here Are Symptoms COVID-19: KP.3.1.1 Strain Now Makes Up About 60 Percent Of US Cases; Here Are Symptoms
Covid-19: KP.3.1.1 Strain Now Makes Up About 60 Percent Of US Cases; Here Are Symptoms A highly contagious COVID-19 variant known as KP.3.1.1 now accounts for nearly 60 percent of infections in the United States. Data from the  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that in a two-week period ending Saturday, Sept. 28, the strain made up 58.7 percent of cases nationally, with the KP.2.3 variant second at 9.4 percent. Both KP.3 and KP.2 are offshoots of the highly contagious Omicron variant and are members of a newly identified group of variants known as  “FLiRT.” Neither is causing more serious symptoms than other COVID strains, according to experts.…

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COVID-19: This Early Symptom Could Be First Sign You Have A Breakthrough Omicron Infection COVID-19: This Early Symptom Could Be First Sign You Have A Breakthrough Omicron Infection
Covid-19: This Early Symptom Could Be First Sign You Have A Breakthrough Omicron Infection With an alarming number of breakthrough cases of COVID-19 amid the outbreak of the highly contagious Omicron variant, an early symptom to look for as a possible first sign you've become infected with the strain has emerged. Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago's Public Health Commissioner, said during a Facebook Live session on Tuesday, Jan. 11 that sore throat is commonly reported, especially in people with "these more mild breakthrough infections," according to NBC Chicago. "We are definitely seeing sore throat be a predictor in that group," Arwady added. With at-home COVID tests difficult t…

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COVID-19: Patients Treated For Virus Display Symptoms Months Later, New Study Finds COVID-19: Patients Treated For Virus Display Symptoms Months Later, New Study Finds
Covid-19: Patients Treated For Virus Display Symptoms Months Later, New Study Finds Symptoms of COVID-19 may last for as long as six months, according to a new study of 1,733 people who were hospitalized with the virus. The research was done at the Jin Yin-tan Hospital in Wuhan, China, and published in the Lancet medical journal. Its purpose was to describe the long-term health consequences of patients with COVID who have been discharged from hospitals and investigate the associated risk factors. The study revealed that patients who first tested positive at the start of the outbreak in January 2020 were still experiencing some symptoms in May 2020, including difficult…

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