Current COVID Uptick Appears to Be Coming With New Symptoms, Like Stomach Issues

California is experiencing much the same summer COVID upturn as the rest of the nation, and there’s some evidence that the symptoms of the new virus variants now include gastrointestinal issues too. Just one month after California COVID-19 hospitalizations hit an all-time low in early April, the new COVID variants started a summer mini-surge just a month later, powered mostly by the KP.2 and KP.1.1 variants colloquially referred to as FLiRT. That mini-surge has continued, and the latest state data shows a 20% increase in emergency room visits compared to...