U.S. Residents Search ‘Loss of Taste’ Online as Delta Spreads

Internet searches for “loss of taste” and “loss of smell” -- common symptoms of Covid-19 -- are on the rise again as the delta variant spreads across the U.S.

Searches on Google.com for those two phrases are at their highest since January. Queries for “delta variant loss of taste and smell” are up 60% in the past week, as are searches for “delta variant symptoms,” according to Google Trends data.