COVID is on the rise again. The uptick was first registered in Northern California, but has also started being seen in Southern California more recently.

Virologists describe Nimbus as a “slightly upgraded” version of its predecessor, with a nasty signature some are calling "razor-blade throat."

COVID-19 cases are rising in about half of US states, signaling a summer wave driven by waning immunity and new variants like NB.1.8.1. The CDC notes a biannual pattern with peaks in summer and winter.

Paxlovid is an antiviral combination therapy that can reduce the risk of COVID-19 causing severe illness, hospitalization and death.

Research shows that COVID tends to spike twice annually — once in the winter and once in the summer, and, like past years, cases are starting to go up in much of the country now. But exactly how many people currently have COVID is harder to track now because of a number of changes to the country’s public health organizations.

COVID-19 cases are growing in Texas as a summer surge sweeps across the U.S. A new variant includes "razor blade throat" and other symptoms.

Across the country, health officials are reporting a rise in COVID-19 cases that rival numbers typically seen in the winter months.

Hospitalization and mortality data from the Minnesota Department of Health confirm that there has not been a COVID-19 flare-up in the state so far this summer. The average number