Symptoms appear to be similar to other variants of COVID-19 and the public health risk remains low, WHO information shows.
An Alamance County racetrack shuttered briefly for defying Gov. Roy Cooper's gathering limits during the pandemic can proceed with a lawsuit, the court ruled.
The FLiRT subvariants generally cause milder illness compared to earlier strains like Delta.
A juror in a federal trial over an alleged pandemic relief fraud scheme told police she was given $120,000 cash in an attempted bribe to acquit the defendants.
The Triangle's growth continues to outpace much of the country, and it turns out some nearby counties are growing even faster.
People who test positive for Covid-19 no longer need to routinely stay away from others for at least five days, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued Friday.