KP.3 Variant The Dominant Strain Of COVID-19 Circulating In The US, Data Show

USA Today (6/21, Forbes) reported, “Positive cases for the COVID-19 KP.3 variant are rising, according to newly released data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” Over the past two weeks, “the KP.3 variant has risen from accounting for 25% of positive cases to 33.1%. The KP.3 variant has become the new frontrunner after JN.1 held the reigns for several months after making its first appearance in 2023.” The KP.2 variant makes up 20.8%, with the “new variant LB.1 at 17.5%” and JN.1 at “1.6% of positive cases, the data shows.”