Scientists have found Pima County’s first case of the Delta variant. It’s a new, highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This variant is known as B.1.617.2 and originated ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

Recently, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the delta variant of the novel coronavirus is the greatest threat to eliminating COVID-19 we have seen yet. The highly contagious variant, which was first found in ...

He said Delta appears to be “following the same pattern” as Alpha, the more infectious variant first found in the U.K. After taking over as that country’s most widespread variant, Alpha moved across ...

Reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are no longer dropping and began to plateau around June 8, according to CDC data. 1. The U.S. vaccination campaign has slowed, and nearly a third of Americans are ...

The delta variant is becoming the dominant coronavirus strain in the U.S. and many schools are taking the increase into account when planning for a safe opening in the fall. “The delta variation is ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- New numbers are shedding light on just how quickly the Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading in the United States. The more contagious Delta variant now makes up 83% of ...

WASHINGTON - The delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for an estimated 83% of COVID-19 cases in the United States as it continues to surge largely among unvaccinated populations, officials ...