But Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the delta variant remains the chief concern. With the omicron variant now detected in at least 16 states in the U.S., Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Rochelle ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Preliminary data out of South Africa is giving the world insight into how strong omicron really is. The South African Medical Research Council just reported this variant may cause ...

NEW YORK -- This holiday season held promise for Americans, many of whom spent Christmas 2020 in quarantine or away from loved ones due to a nasty winter COVID-19 surge. Yet in the last week or so, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Across the nation, the much anticipated Omicron variant is rapidly increasing. Data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the variant makes up around ...

LONDON — As more cases of the new omicron Covid variant emerge around the world, experts say it's likely that the variant, first identified in South Africa last week, had already been circulating for ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Here's the latest news and information on COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccines. 10:50 p.m. Infectious disease experts weighed in with ABC11 now that the first case of the Omicron ...

Omicron is becoming more present in North Carolina, with the first case in the Triangle confirmed on Friday. The Orange County Health Department confirmed that a recent COVID-19 case was caused by the ...

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- More cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected in the Houston area. Now, it has made its way to Fort Bend County. The new three cases were detected ...

LOS ANGELES COUNTY (CNS) -- Los Angeles County confirmed two more cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 on Friday, including one that was locally acquired, while health officials again stressed ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- More cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected in the Houston area. The new nine cases were detected at Houston Methodist Hospital. Houston Methodist ...

The BA.2 omicron subvariant now accounts for about 30 percent of new cases in New York City, health officials said March 18. Nationwide, the CDC estimates the variant accounts for about 23 percent of ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts say. Daily virus ...