1.  Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Positivity rates + new cases
• States where virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Hospitalizations
• Deaths

2. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 85% in 1 month; CDC calls for universal masking -- 5 updates  Full story

3. Biden selects HHS, CDC leaders  Full story

4. Michael Dowling, President and CEO of N.Y.-based Northwell Health, delivers a state-of-the-industry address on healthcare. Listen here.

5. FDA gives emergency approval to first at-home combination COVID-19 + flu test  Full story

6. Mississippi hospital CEO defends holding in-person fundraiser for governor amid COVID-19 surge  Full story

7. 'A physician's nightmare': New Mexico hospitals likely to get OK to ration care  Full story

8. 3 Must Reads: 

• Continuous clinical surveillance may be the key to mitigating adverse events for good. Click here to learn more.
• Some of the biggest changes in medicine are coming from leaders on the front line. Click here to learn about new standards of care.
• Help your patients feel safe when returning for care they delayed by employing these action items. Click here for a roadmap to recovery.

9. UNC Health closes deal for 12th hospital  Full story

10. 576 Henry Ford Health System workers sidelined due to COVID-19  Full story

11. Is your healthcare organization ready for CMS' final rule? Join this webinar to learn how you can empower patients through coverage transparency.

12. 9 health systems opening hospitals  Full story 

13. New Hampshire hospital CEO to step down  Full story 

14. From clipboards to tablets: Building healthcare's digital infrastructure. Click here to read more.

15. West Virginia hospital CEO to step down  Full story 

16. How Providence will bring remote employees back to the office post-COVID  Full story