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    What you need to know in Oklahoma, COVID-19 symptoms

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    Although COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma are trending downward, virus season is upon us — and this summer saw the highest spike in the percentage of positive COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma since the summer of 2022.

    As has been the pattern in recent years, a new COVID-19 variant has emerged.

    Here’s what you need to know about the most common COVID-19 variant and the latest variant causing infections.

    What is the most common COVID-19 variant?

    KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States as it accounts for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the new XEC variant is not far behind, recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). .

    The CDC’s Nowcast data tracker shows the following strains in the top 10 most dominant variant ratios:

    Can’t see the table? Click here to view it.

    What you need to know about the COVID-19 XEC variant

    The CDC “is monitoring the XEC variant,” Rosa Norman, a spokesperson for the CDC, told USA TODAY. This variant “is the proposed name of a recombinant or hybrid of the closely related Omicron lines KS.1.1 and KP.3.3.”

    The variant, which first appeared in Berlin in late June, has increasingly seen hundreds of cases in Germany, France, Denmark and the Netherlands, according to a report from Australia-based data integration specialist Mike Honey.

    COVID-19 wastewater map

    Remark: Normally wastewater data is updated weekly and the published data shows the previous week’s results. However, it may take five days to a week for the results to be published online. The data from October 5 is therefore considered the most recent data.

    Here is a map of the states and territories that have reported viral activity levels in wastewater. The data was published on October 10.

    Can’t see the map? Click here to view it.

    Are there new COVID-19 symptoms in 2024?

    Despite a new variant emerging, the CDC says it, along with the other variants dominating in the United States, do not show specific, unique symptoms.

    “CDC is not aware of any new or unusual symptoms associated with XEC or any other co-circulating lineage of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,” Norman told USA Today.

    What are COVID-19 symptoms?

    Some symptoms of COVID-19 include:

    • Fever or chills
    • Cough
    • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
    • Fatigue
    • Muscle or body pain
    • Headache
    • Loss of taste or smell
    • A sore throat
    • Congestion or runny nose
    • Nausea or vomiting
    • Diarrhea

    The CDC said people should seek medical care if they have the following symptoms:

    • Problems breathing
    • Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
    • New confusion
    • Inability to wake up or stay awake
    • Pale, gray or blue colored skin, lips or nail beds

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