Flu and Covid, including a new variant called BA.3.2, nicknamed “cicada,” are still circulating across the U.S. in 2026. How do you know what's making you sick?

While COVID rates remain low, a new variant called Cicada has made its way into Minnesota. Public Health Sanitarian for Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services Tim Langer said this discovery was made through wastewater monitoring.

A new COVID-19 variant is now being monitored by the CDC, and East Texas health officials say cases are starting to rise. Leaders with the Northeast Texas Public Health District say the variant—part