An increasing number of women are experiencing pregnancy complications and childbirth complications, according to an analysis of Blue Cross Blue Shield data.

About 45 percent of pregnant women who tested positive for the new coronavirus at hospitals in Massachusetts were not showing any symptoms, a new study shows.

New CDC data shows that black people are dying from COVID-19 at about the same rate as white people more than a decade older, according to an analysis by Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution. 

A church is the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak in Oregon sickening more than 200 people, making it the largest outbreak in the state, ABC News reports.

Flushing a toilet can generate fine air particles that may linger in the air or land on nearby surfaces, and a new study shows that those aerosols also can spread coronavirus particles, The New York Times reports.

An estimated 22 percent of the global population, or 1.7 billion people, have at least one underlying health condition that puts them at risk for severe COVID-19 infection, a study published in The Lancet found.

State requirements to wear face masks in public may have prevented hundreds of thousands of additional COVID-19 cases in the U.S., according to a study published in Health Affairs.

There could be 300,000 to 500,000 fewer U.S. births next year, a report by the Brookings Institution estimates.

Healthgrades has identified 880 hospitals as the recipients of its 2020 Patient Safety Excellence Award and Outstanding Patient Experience Award, the organization said June 16. 

Nine states reported record COVID-19 case increases June 16, the same day the White House pledged to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to Americans who otherwise could not afford it. 

A public health nonprofit is trying to fight vaccine misinformation on social media, which has increased sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to Wired.

Atlanta-based Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health is working with the state of Georgia to support its public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 12 percent of COVID-19 patients had gastrointestinal symptoms, including diarrhea, a new study shows.

Some visitors have alleged that not all staff are wearing face masks at Bradenton, Fla.-based Manatee Memorial Hospital, according to NBC's WFLA-TV.

The pandemic's first wave, which is still hitting hard in some areas, has provided valuable lessons for hospitals to refine their processes and improve preparedness if another wave occurs, according to ProPublica.

Below are the counties in each state with the most COVID-19 cases, as well as the county's percentage of total state cases, as provided by the CDC. 

On June 15, Texas reported 2,326 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the state, a record high, CBS News reports.

Fifty-six percent of Americans report being extremely or very concerned about a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, a new Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index poll shows.

The pandemic is flaring in many parts of the South and West, while waning in much of the Northeast and Midwest. 

Patients with underlying health issues are 12 times more likely to die from COVID-19, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released June 15.