New Mexico has administered the highest percentage of COVID-19 vaccines it has received, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker.

Vermont has the highest percentage of its population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker.

New daily COVID-19 hospitalization rates in the U.S. have increased 70 percent over the last two weeks, with 47 states and the District of Columbia seeing hospitalization rates trend upward, according to data tracked by The New York Times.

New daily COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have risen 144 percent over the last two weeks, with every state seeing cases trend upward, according to data tracked by The New York Times. 

Here are the rates of positive COVID-19 tests in each state, along with the number of new cases most recently reported and number of tests conducted per 100,000 people. 

The use of asbestos traces back thousands of years when Egyptians used the naturally occurring flame retardant to embalm bodies of pharaohs.

Here Todd Crosslin, Global head of healthcare and Life Sciences at Snowflake discusses the current components and challenges of data in Precision Healthcare.

All eyes are on scientists exploring the COVID-19 pandemic's origin. But bat virus researchers, who are still looking for answers about the 2003 SARS outbreak, say there may never be an answer, The Wall Street Journal reported July 11. 

Mississippi health officials asked people age 65 and over and immunocompromised residents to avoid indoor gatherings through July 26, regardless of vaccination status, CNBC reports. 

Scientists across the globe are developing breath-based COVID-19 tests to rapidly identify individuals carrying the virus, The New York Times reported July 11. 

Here are 21 COVID-19-related research findings covered by Becker's Hospital Review since May 27:

K-12 schools should stay open this fall with some precautions in place because students benefit from in-person learning, according to updated July 9 guidance from the CDC. 

COVID-19 cases continue to tick up in the U.S. as the highly transmissible delta variant spreads and vaccination rates slow, according to the CDC's COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review published July 9.

Compared to other coronavirus variants, not much is known about lamda — the strain spreading through South America first detected in Peru in August 2020. 

The fast-spreading delta coronavirus variant is thought to be significantly more widespread than the CDC currently projects, two senior Biden administration health officials told Politico.

Seventy percent or more of adults in 20 states and Washington, D.C., have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but more than a dozen states are still far from the threshold, according to The Washington Post's vaccination tracker. 

Mounting evidence suggests the delta variant is the most contagious strain in the world. A small study published online July 7 may help explain why, NPR reported.

As some Missouri hospitals were inundated by a new COVID-19 surge, hospital leaders have taken to Twitter to update the public on the rapidly evolving situation.

There is no need for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to get a booster shot at this time, the FDA and CDC said July 8. 

The delta coronavirus variant may increase demand for ventilators, Mercy Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Erik Frederick said in a series of July 8 tweets.