COVID-19 Symptoms by Variant Period in the North Carolina COVID-19 Community Research Partnership, North Carolina, USA

In North Carolina, USA, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron vari-ant was associated with changing symptomology in daily surveys, including increasing rates of self-reported cough and sore throat and decreased rates of loss of taste and smell. Compared with the pre-Delta period, Delta and Omicron (pre-BA.4/BA.5) variant periods were associated with shorter symptom duration.

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In North Carolina, USA, the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 was found to be associated with changes in symptomology, including increased rates of cough and sore throat and decreased rates of loss of taste and smell in daily surveys. The symptom duration during the Delta and Omicron periods was shorter compared to the pre-Delta period.