A systemwide analysis of COVID-19 retesting data at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center found patients generally tested positive for three weeks, the Pittsburgh-based health system said Aug. 10. 

More than 1 in 3 Americans would not receive a COVID-19 vaccine today, even if it was free and approved by the FDA, according to a new Gallup survey. 

Of states reporting relevant data, Texas currently has the most COVID-19 patients in intensive care, according to the COVID Tracking Project.

The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests and emergency department visits related to the virus decreased nationally in the week ending Aug. 1, according to the CDC's weekly COVIDView report. 

The U.S. reported more than 5 million total COVID-19 cases Aug. 9, jumping from 4 million reported July 23, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University cited by CNN.

The CDC closed some offices it leases in Atlanta after property managers discovered Legionella bacteria in water systems, reports CNN.

Sonia Angell, MD, resigned from her role as director of the California Department of Public Health and state public health officer Aug. 9. She did not provide a reason for her departure, according to the Sacramento Bee. 

There are 20 states where newly reported deaths are rising in the U.S, according to The New York Times.

Six states are reporting a rise in new cases of COVID-19, 19 states are reporting a drop, while 25 states and Washington, D.C. are seeing cases stabilize as of 7:16 a.m. CDT Aug. 10, according to The New York Times.

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

As of Aug. 10, more than 162,500 people in the U.S. have died after contracting COVID-19, according to The New York Times.

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

Dedicated time, mentorship and participation in a professional quality improvement network are the most significant factors to nurture clinicians' self-efficacy and effectiveness in QI, according to a study published in International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 

The CDC unveiled its "Hear Her" campaign this week to raise awareness about pregnancy-related complications and risk, reports AHA News.

Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., treated what is believed to be the first case of resistant bacterial meningitis in the U.S., according to a study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 

The U.S. reported 1,036 new COVID-19 deaths and 57,128 new cases Aug. 6, according to The New York Times. While new cases are falling or stable in most states, newly reported deaths are rising in 21 states, according to the NYT.

In a recent press release, Healthmark announced the addition of the EndoProCam® to its ProSys™ Optical Inspection product line.

Large-scale testing of front-line healthcare providers at New York City-Northwell Health found 13 percent of staff had COVID-19 antibodies, according to research published Aug. 6 in The Journal of the American Medical Association. 

Most primary care physicians acknowledge antibiotic resistance is an issue — but not in their own practices, a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases found. 

Health experts predict that a COVID-19 vaccine will be less effective in obese Americans, which could leave more than 100 million people still vulnerable to the virus, reports Kaiser Health News.