The latest strain of the COVID-19 virus, XEC, is circulating across the country. The new variant has been reported in at least 25 U.S. states, according to reports.

At least 12 states in the U.S have reported a case of COVID with a new variant called XEC, which is on the rise in some European countries and other parts of the world. But despite the importance of surveillance of emerging variants,

It's called XEC. The variant has been spotted around the world and in half of the United States. So far officials are not raising concern about it -- the way they did with other variants that were more mutated.