The global COVID-19 death toll surpassed 700,000 today, according to The New York Times database. 

Texas currently has the most COVID-19 patients hospitalized, according to the COVID Tracking Project.

Louisiana has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population of all U.S. states, while Hawaii has the least, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

Hawaii has the highest COVID-19 reproduction rate, while Vermont has the lowest, according to rt.live. 

Based on previous trends, cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like condition in children, may spike in the U.S. between August and November, a new CDC report shows.

About two-thirds of Americans say that they are wearing a mask at all times when leaving their homes, showing that increasingly Americans are depending on masks to prevent COVID-19, a new Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index poll shows.

Milwaukee did not see a spike in COVID-19 cases after the April 7 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary, a new CDC report shows.

The COVID-19 pandemic is complicating global efforts to diagnose and treat such infectious diseases as tuberculosis, malaria and HIV, which could undermine years of progress, health experts told The New York Times.

The White House walked back comments made by Deborah Birx, MD, that COVID-19 is "extraordinarily widespread" during an Aug. 3 media briefing. 

Patients are far less likely to be infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus when hospitalized in facilities with more private patient rooms, a study shows.

Below are eight hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

Below are seven hospitals or health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief medical officers.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health plans to suspend its childhood immunization requirement this fall, spurring concerns from some pediatricians, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

An online physician education program may help reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric offices, a study published in Pediatrics found.

The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for COVID-19 increased in six of 10 HHS surveillance regions the week ending July 25. However, outpatient visits for flu- or COVID-19-like illnesses decreased or remained stable in nine regions, according to the CDC's weekly COVIDView report. 

The U.S. has entered a "new phase" of the pandemic, in which outbreaks are more widespread than in the spring, Deborah Birx, MD, told CNN Aug. 2.

There are 29 states where newly reported deaths are rising in the U.S., as of 3:05 a.m. CDT Aug. 3, according to The New York Times.

Washington, D.C., and 15 states are reporting a rise in new cases of COVID-19, six states are reporting a drop, and 29 states are seeing cases stabilize as of 3:05 a.m. CDT Aug. 3, according to The New York Times.

U.S. infants born to teenagers in 2017-18 were more likely to die within the first year of life than infants born to women 20 or older, the CDC reports.

Three top U.S. health officials testified July 31 in front of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus about the nation's pandemic response.