New York has the highest rate of COVID-19 infections, while Minnesota has the lowest, as of April 9.

An important part of training as a nurse is participating in hands-on clinical care, but now shelter-in-place regulations and school closures are preventing nursing students from gaining that hands-on experience. Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is solving the problem in a creative way by having its instructors stand in for the students.

U.S. cancer patients experience differences in survival rates in accordance with their race or ethnic group, a study published in JAMA Network Open shows.

A new study found that there is no link between the spread of the new coronavirus and meteorological factors such as temperature and ultraviolet radiation, according to MedPage Today.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is donating $100,000 collected from the sale of bobbleheads honoring Anthony Fauci, MD, to the American Hospital Association's 100 Million Mask Challenge.

The recent death of an elderly patient at an emergency room in New York City highlights hospitals' struggle to maintain order as both patient volumes and fears about the pandemic rise, reports The New York Times.

Americans who are male, black or have underlying health conditions are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19, according to new CDC data cited by The New York Times.

New York currently has the highest number of known COVID-19 cases in the U.S., followed by New Jersey, Michigan, California and Louisiana. The nation has reported 432,438 COVID-19 cases as of 11:30 a.m. CDT April 9. 

Below are 24 updates from the six states hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic:

The U.S. has reported 432,438 COVID-19 cases as of 8:30 a.m. CDT April 9. Nationwide, 14,808 Americans have died from the illness, while 24,125 have recovered. 

Four of the seven coronavirus that infect humans cause common respiratory infections that are seasonal, according to a study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine are the top two prescription medications physicians around the world have used to treat COVID-19 patients, according to a new global survey.

COVID-19 patients living in areas with high air pollution before the pandemic are more likely to die than those living is parts of the country with low air pollution, a new study shows.

Some researchers are analyzing wastewater to measure the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in localized areas, according to STAT.

A little over 67 percent of Americans were very concerned about COVID-19 before stay-at-home orders were widely implemented, and many were already making changes to their lifestyle in response to the pandemic, a new survey shows.

CMS issued an updated guidance on infection control April 8 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in both inpatient and outpatient care settings. 

ECRI Institute is helping clinicians understand the risks and benefits of reusing N95 respirators during the pandemic through an updated clinical evidence assessment, reports AHA News. 

Below are 22 updates from the six states hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic:

The national suicide rate has increased 35 percent from 1999 to 2018, according to new data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.

The U.S. has confirmed 401,166 COVID-19 cases as of 12:15 p.m. CDT April 8. Nationwide, 13,007 Americans have died from the virus, while 22,556 have recovered.