Officials are sounding the alarm about a new COVID variant that experts say has the ability to mutate and attack.

This new variant is spreading across New York State, officials say.

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According to the CDC, the XFG variant is currently spiking in nine states. The variant is more commonly called the Stratus variant.

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The CDC says it's spiking in New York State as well as in New Jersey, Delaware, Vermont, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

The variant spread across Southeast Asia this summer, where it was linked to rises in COVID c

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