A little over 67 percent of Americans were very concerned about COVID-19 before stay-at-home orders were widely implemented, and many were already making changes to their lifestyle in response to the pandemic, a new survey shows.
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Below are 22 updates from the six states hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic:
The national suicide rate has increased 35 percent from 1999 to 2018, according to new data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates in the U.S., hospitals are looking for ways to immediately free up critical resources like beds, ventilators and personal protective equipment.
The U.S. has confirmed 401,166 COVID-19 cases as of 12:15 p.m. CDT April 8. Nationwide, 13,007 Americans have died from the virus, while 22,556 have recovered.
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South Korea health authorities say that 51 people there who had recovered from COVID-19 have tested positive again, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
Emerging data from a handful of states and cities suggest that COVID-19 is disproportionately sickening black Americans, reports STAT.
Relatively few children with COVID-19 have been hospitalized in the U.S., new data from the CDC shows.
Until there is a vaccine or effective treatment against COVID-19, states should direct efforts toward four major criteria that will help determine local progress, according to a report cited by The New York Times.
The American Hospital Association is urging HHS to consider temporarily suspending more federal requirements to help providers better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, reports AHA News.