Testing students for COVID-19 more frequently using a less sensitive test may be the most cost-effective way to control the virus on college campuses this fall, according to research published on the medical preprint server medRxiv.
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Americans' concern over the COVID-19 pandemic is growing, especially among those ages 25 to 34, a WebMD survey found.
The U.S. recorded 1,120 COVID-19-related deaths July 21, the highest daily death count since May 29, according to The New York Times.
In some parts of the U.S., COVID-19 cases may be six to 24 times higher than reported figures, according to new antibody data from the CDC.
Four cases of trench fever, a rare condition spread by lice that affected soldiers during World War I, have been identified in Denver this year, Kaiser Health News reports.
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More than 90 physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers signed an open letter imploring Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to close schools in the state for the first quarter of the new school year and fund distance learning at the same…
Eliminating "superspreading" events in which a single, often asymptomatic person infects large groups of people with COVID-19 would significantly slow the pandemic, scientists told The Washington Post.
The chief physician of Hidalgo County, Texas, issued an order mandating a 14-day quarantine for residents who test positive for the new coronavirus or who have household members with a positive COVID-19 test, and failure to comply could open up…
Nearly one-third of Americans said they think the real death toll attributed to the coronavirus pandemic is lower than official counts reported in mid-July, a new Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index poll shows.
Seven states reported a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations July 20, according to data tracked by The Washington Post. They are Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Kentucky, North Dakota, Arkansas and Montana.