JN.1: Major Dominant COVID Variant Since XBB.1.5

Researchers are still speculating about whether the JN.1 COVID variant is causing the recent rise in hospitalizations.

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JN.1, the latest COVID-19 variant, has rapidly spread across the United States, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimating that the variant now accounts for over 60 percent of all cases.

No variant has surpassed the 50 percent mark in terms of all COVID cases since XBB1.5 (omicron subvariant, Kraken) was circulating.