A new, "highly mutated" COVID strain is quickly gaining ground in the United States, according to new data. Variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," first drew the attention of health officials earlier ...

A "highly mutated" COVID-19 variant that has been detected in at least 25 states, including Vermont, is gaining ground, according to health authorities. Nicknamed "Cicada," BA.3.2 is on the list of ...

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults. Rather, ...

"Cicada" is trending, but not because it's the season for the noisy insects to appear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are both monitoring a COVID-19 ...

Here's what to know about the reemergence of the COVID variant, Cicada. BA.3.2, nicknamed Cicada, first started infecting people in South Africa in late 2024, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

· The BA.3.2 COVID variant is getting a lot of attention. · Nicknamed “cicada,” it’s back after simmering in the background for a while. · This variant has a jaw-dropping number of mutations. There ...

A new COVID-19 variant that some have dubbed the "Cicada" variant is quietly spreading across the globe, carrying an unusually high number of mutations that could help it slip past existing immunity, ...

A variant of COVID-19 called BA.3.2, which has circulated under the radar since late 2024, is now spreading quickly across the United States. There’s no sign so far that BA.3.2, nicknamed Cicada, is ...

A COVID-19 variant that has caught the attention of health officials has been detected in California. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a March 19 report, noted it was tracking ...

A new COVID-19 variant is spreading its way through the country, including in Wisconsin. The new Sars-CoV-2 BA.3.2 variant was first detected in the United States in June 2025 in a traveler, but the ...

Experts are monitoring a highly mutated strain of COVID-19 that long went unnoticed, but has now been identified in Michigan. The new Sars-CoV-2 BA.3.2 variant, known as Cicada — referring to its long ...