The U.S. saw another record-breaking day for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations Nov. 12, with 152,391 new infections and 66,606 people currently hospitalized with the virus, according to The Washington Post.
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A Maine wedding reception with 55 people became a superspreader event because guests refused to wear masks and later went to work despite feeling sick, the CDC reports.
Nearly 40 percent of Americans are likely to attend a holiday gathering with more than 10 people, despite COVID-19, according to a survey conducted by Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University in Columbus.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Tracie Collins, MD, to replace Kathyleen Kunkel as New Mexico's health secretary Nov. 11.
Hundreds of middle and high school students in Walker County, Ga., attended two Halloween parties that led to a surge in COVID-19 cases, prompting Lafayette High School to switch to a hybrid in-person/remote schedule, reports ABC affiliate WTVC.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first flu-related death of the 2020-21 season Nov. 10.
While New York City and the nation's Sunbelt states were among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, it's becoming more difficult to identify current virus hot spots amid a nationwide surge in cases, reports The New…
Wisconsin is experiencing a record number of hospitalizations due to a COVID-19 surge, leaving just 8 percent of intensive care unit beds open and putting the state's ability to treat all hospitalized patients at risk, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The U.S. recorded more than 65,300 COVID-19 hospitalizations Nov. 11, the 18th consecutive daily high in an expected series of new hospitalization peaks, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project.
As the nation faces a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and surging case counts, the White House Coronavirus Task Force has remained "publicly silent," The New York Times reported Nov. 11.