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New COVID variant known as Eris causing rise in cases, experts say

Amid a summer uptick in COVID-19 cases, a new COVID subvariant, EG.5, also referred to as Eris, has emerged and become the dominant strain in the United States. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details from local health experts.

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