COVID-19 deaths have risen to an average of more than 1,000 a day for the first time since March, according to an Aug. 27 Times update. In Florida, the average number of daily virus deaths is currently higher than at any other point in the pandemic.  

A year after being hospitalized for COVID-19, nearly half of patients still had at least one lingering symptom, a study published Aug. 26 in The Lancet found.

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing in the U.S., though data shows the rate of new infections may be slowing, according to the CDC's COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review published Aug. 27.

COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased 990 percent in Oregon since July 9, spurring the state to enact the strictest public health measures seen during this surge.

COVID-19 cases are still increasing nationwide, but the rate of new infections appears to be slowing, CNBC reported Aug. 26.

As testing ramps up amid the current COVID-19 surge, researchers at Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina are detecting delta variant mutations, finding one known as AY.4 particularly prevalent.

The window of opportunity for investigating the pandemic's origins is quickly closing, members of an international scientific team wrote in a commentary published Aug. 25 in Nature.

Recent or current COVID-19 patients face a significantly higher risk of venous thromboembolism after surgery compared to those without a recent infection, findings published Aug. 24 in Anaesthesia suggest.  

Galen College of Nursing, part of Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, is opening a 47,700-square-foot nursing school campus in Nashville, the companies said Aug. 25. 

Florida is reporting more COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths than at any other point of the pandemic thus far, The New York Times reported.

Three nurses wrote to The New York Times about the conditions they're working in after the news publication ran several stories about the profession amid COVID-19.   

Nozin NOVA programs featuring Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® antiseptic gets award. The Leap Frog Group andNewsweek rank Nozin among the Best Infection Prevention Products for second consecutive year. 

Some physicians are warning against the "Milk Crate Challenge," a viral phenomenon in which participants attempt to walk up a pyramid of milk crates until they reach the top or wipe out, deeming it a public health hazard, reports The Washington Post.

The World Health Organization is seeking up to 25 experts for its newly launched Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens. 

Some hospitals in the South have refrigerated mortuary trucks on standby in case COVID-19 deaths increase and overburden hospital morgues. 

Breast milk from women who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 contains a significant amount of antibodies that may help protect their infants from the virus, according to a study published Aug. 20 in Breastfeeding Medicine.

After Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gained full FDA approval Aug. 23, some pediatrician's offices received calls from parents eager to vaccinate their children under 12, even though the shot is not authorized for this age group yet, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 24.

The highly transmissible delta variant now accounts for nearly 99 percent of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., according to CDC data. 

Some Nebraska healthcare workers have received postcards from the state advertising nursing jobs with bonuses up to $5,000. The cards also read "No mandated COVID-19 vaccination," according to The Washington Post.

Monoclonal antibodies are a "much underutilized intervention" for COVID-19, the White House's Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci, MD, said during an Aug. 24 briefing.