The U.S. is nearing another COVID-19 milestone: nearly 3 million COVID-19 cases have been reported, less than a month after hitting 2 million cases June 10.
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China has reported one case of bubonic plague in northern Inner Mongolia, Bloomberg reports.
A Florida resident has contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba, the Florida Department of Health confirmed July 3.
The daily global COVID-19 case count hit an all-time high July 4, with 212,326 new infections reported, according to data from the World Health Organization cited by NBC News. The previous record had been 190,566 daily cases, set June 28.
COVID-19 activity is lower than in March and April, but the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests and visits for flu- or COVID-19-like symptoms are increasing in many parts of the country, according to the CDC's weekly COVIDView report.
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Vermont has the highest COVID-19 reproduction rate, while Nebraska has the lowest according to rt.live.
Daily counts of steps taken decreased significantly in the early stages of the pandemic, indicating a drop off in physical activity, a new study suggests.
About 83 percent of Americans said they are no longer delaying visiting a physician due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey shows.
The number of U.S. adults with depression receiving treatment jumped 9 percentage points within a decade, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Some young adults in Tuscaloosa, Ala., are throwing parties where people with COVID-19 attend and the first person to get infected receives a payout, CNN reports.