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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.