Physicians and health experts are closely watching whether social-distancing precautions for COVID-19 also will help prevent an uptick in cases of a mysterious polio-like condition in children this fall, reports STAT.
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As coronavirus cases surge in Texas and Arizona, areas hard hit in the state are requesting refrigerated trucks for corpses as morgues run out of space, CBS News reports.
Florida officials are finalizing plans for a "super-skilled nursing facility" that will accept COVID-19 patients who don't require critical medical care, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The U.S. reported more than 75,600 new COVID-19 cases July 16, the largest single-day increase seen during the pandemic, reports The New York Times.
Virginia has instituted mandatory workplace safety rules to curb the spread of COVID-19, making it the first state in the country to do so.
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Some COVID-19 data was removed from the CDC's website after reporting shifted to HHS, and while the data was later republished, the agency says it will no longer update the site, as reported by CNBC.
Russian hackers have tried to steal COVID-19 vaccine information from healthcare organizations in the U.S., Britain and Canada, according to The New York Times.
Fatal drug overdoses hit a record high last year after decreasing for the first time in three decades in 2018, according to preliminary data from the CDC.
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a major decline in childhood immunization rates worldwide, the consequences of which could be more severe than the pandemic, the World Health Organization warned.
Since July 1, 22 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands all have set at least one record for the highest number of coronavirus cases confirmed in a single day, NBC News reports.