The U.S. has confirmed 1,205,138 COVID-19 cases and 71,079 deaths as of 9 a.m. CDT May 6. Globally, there have been 3,688,635 reported cases and 258,085 deaths, while 1,210,015 have recovered.
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Florida Health Department data shows that 171 people had coronavirus symptoms or had tested positive for COVID-19 in the months before cases were publicly announced, according to a Palm Beach Post report.
Researchers have created an antibody that may neutralize SARS-CoV-2, offering potential prevention and treatment for the disease COVID-19, according to a study published May 4 in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
A newer strain of the novel coronavirus appears to be even more contagious than the original, according to a study published April 30 on bioRxiv.
About 44 percent of Americans think the death toll from the new coronavirus is higher than the number of deaths reported, according to a new Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index poll.
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The Seattle Flu Study, a communitywide pandemic surveillance initiative, helped uncover the first documented case of community transmission of COVID-19 in the U.S., according to a letter to the editor published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
When physicians have their "COVID-19 blinders" on — that is, when preventing exposure to the new coronavirus supersedes other medical treatment — the effects on other patients who need care can be devastating, an internal medicine physician wrote in an…
State and federal authorities have cleared DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit of allegations surrounding infection control violations and nurse staffing requirements, though it does not appear that recent reports of the hospital improperly storing bodies in vacant rooms have been…
The U.S. reported more than 21,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in one day, bringing the national total to 1,180,634 cases and 68,934 deaths as of 8 a.m. CDT May 5. Globally, there have been 3,603,217 confirmed cases and 251,910 deaths.
Public health leaders, big technology companies and state governments have launched COVID-19 contact tracing efforts to help battle the pandemic.