Public Health

By late March, more than 2 million New York residents were infected with the new coronavirus, a large antibody study indicates.

In several U.S. states, including Florida, Texas, Washington, California and Colorado, there are reports of a demographic shift in coronavirus case trends, with younger adults increasingly making up a greater share of cases, according to NPR.

COVID-19 cases are rising in 19 states, with the U.S. reporting more than 30,000 new infections June 19, the nation's highest daily total since May 1, according to The New York Times.  

Hawaii has the highest COVID-19 reproduction rate and Washington, D.C., has the lowest, according to rt.live, a website that calculates the rate at which the virus is spreading.

Adventist Health Lodi (Calif.) Memorial Hospital has temporarily suspended admission of non-COVID-19 patients as it manages an increase in the number of cases among staff, according to TV station KPIX.

The COVID-19 pandemic has not resulted in an uptick in loneliness among Americans, according to new research.

A unique strain of COVID-19 is circulating in Chicago that may have infection characteristics that are different from the most common strain spreading worldwide, according to new research from Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine.

The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, with more than 150,000 new daily cases reported June 18, the highest daily increase to date, said World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD.  

Florida and Texas are among several states reporting record increases in COVID-19 cases this week as the virus surges in many parts of the South and West.

Across the U.S., climate change is significantly linked to serious pregnancy risks, and black women face a higher risk than the general population, a new study shows.