A new COVID variant - NB 1.8.1 - is in New Jersey. Parents can take steps to protect their children from COVID this summer.

A newly emerging strain of COVID-19, known as Nimbus (NB.1.8.1), is now the leading variant circulating in New Jersey, with ...

A new COVID-19 variant is emerging globally and infectious disease experts warn it’s not to be underestimated. On May 23, the World Health Organization officially designated NB.1.8.1 a “variant under ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or “Nimbus,” that has spread ...

The new COVID-19 variant that scientists call JN.1 now makes up about 44.1% of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Friday, marking another ...

New data from waterwaste testing indicates New Jersey's COVID-19 category has changed levels, according to the Center for Disease and Prevention (CDC). The viral activity levels in New Jersey are ...

It's been almost a year since New Jersey's last significant COVID surge, when the fast-spreading omicron variant sent thousands to the hospitals and killed more than 2,000 residents in January ...

Sept. 19, 2024 – A new COVID-19 variant called XEC is on the rise, ... CBS News reported, with New Jersey, California, and Virginia labs reporting 10 or more cases each.

New Jersey falls in the CDC's HHS Region 2, along with New York, Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands. Region 2 Nowcast data estimates the BA.2.86 variant responsible for 13.1% of COVID cases.

Just after New Jersey's number of reported COVID cases dropped through the spring, a new variant — COVID NB 1.8.1 — is sweeping through much of the country and gaining a foothold in New Jersey.