CNN health | New variant EG.5 is on the rise as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations go upy

(CNN) — There’s a new coronavirus variant topping the leaderboard in the United States: EG.5.

Nationally, EG.5 is causing about 17% of new Covid-19 cases in the country, compared with 16% for the next most common lineage, XBB.1.16, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. –read more–