Coronavirus

As Hurricane Ida hits, New Orleans hospitals plan to ride out the storm as best as possible. Evacuating patients wasn’t an option as beds are nearly full amid the state's fourth COVID-19 surge.

A mother says a Cook County judge has taken away her parental rights after learning that she is not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Health officials investigated a COVID-19 delta outbreak at an elementary school in California and found an unvaccinated, infected teacher who read aloud to students without a mask started the spread.

Health officials say with the overwhelming number of new cases, they’re not able to track every case and instead try to focus on infections that could have exposed large numbers of people or vulnerable groups.

U.S. intelligence agencies are still divided on the origins of the coronavirus, but believe China’s leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the global pandemic.

Two men died after each was administered a dose of Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine that was among lots later suspended from use following the discovery of contaminants.

Arkansas ranks fifth in the country for new virus cases per capita, according to researchers at John Hopkins University.

The White House called it a “major milestone” Friday in its continuous effort to vaccinate adolescents.

Since the pandemic began last year, nine children 15 years old or younger have died from COVID-19 in Cook County

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Dakota increased significantly over a span of two weeks following one of the most popular motorcycle enthusiast rallies in the country which drew hundreds of thousands of people.

The Supreme Court is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Japan is suspending use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine after contamination was found in some unused vials.

The poll shows that about 59% of remote workers favor vaccine requirements in their own workplaces, compared with 47% of those who are currently working in person.

Nearly three-quarters of health care plans are no longer waiving out-of-pocket costs, according to a briefing by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1.