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New COVID variant with the highest transmission rate yet is raising infection rates in New York, Kathy Hochul says.

So theyre effectively -- the justice department is effectively saying that theyre going to follow the science. that if the cdc still thinks this type of rule should be in effect, that they will appeal the ruling in order to try to reassert the cdcs authority to make those decisions. >> right. >> it still does feel a little precarious in terms of the standing of the cdc to pass these rules in the future. i mean, i understand why the doj is referring to them. that precedential issue is frightening...

BA.2 is still the dominant variant in the U.S., but BA.2.12.1 now accounts for nearly 20% of all new COVID-19 infections in the country.

With BA.2 omicron subvariants now representing nearly all COVID cases in the U.S., what symptoms should you be watching for?

The coronavirus positity rate is getting closer to 8 percent, according to state data.

Two omicron subvariants of the highly transmissible BA.2 strain are fueling significant community spread in Massachusetts and other New England states.

Two years after VIA Metropolitan Transit imposed its mask mandate, the bus system now...

With Passover​, Easter​ and Ramadan​ overlapping this weekend, more at-home testing kits are being handed out.

D.c., philadelphia, new york, boston, into coastal maine, too. it is a quick mover. it targets new england on tuesday morning with more rain and wind. its cold enough on the north side to produce some snow. already some winter weather alerts going out for upstate new york. its the middle of april, but it seems like winter wants to hold on. linsey? >> were ready to see spring prevail. greg, thank you. news on the pandemic tonight. covid cases rising in at least 31 states. fueled by the omicron ...

Ask themselves what is the price im willing to pay to keep on avoiding covid-19, especially with an extremely contagious variant like ba.2, that price is very high. and some people may want to keep on paying that price. but others may say its very important for my children to not only be in school but to engage in extracurriculars and camp. i want to start going to weddings and funerals and birthday parties. and i think those are all reasonable decisions people can make, understanding that this ...