The heat is not the only thing rising this summer. COVID-19 is on an upswing as well. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that COVID-19 levels have increased in most states based on ...

Earlier this year, a new variant of COVID-19 began spreading globally. Some of those infected with the new variant, nicknamed “Nimbus,” reported an uncomfortable side effect known as “razor blade ...

COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 accounts for more than half of positive infections in the United States, the latest projections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show. The agency's ...

Like it or not, COVID-19 is still a public health issue five years after the start of the pandemic flipped the nation, and the world, on its head. Here is a brief recap of the status of COVID cases, ...

COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed since Thanksgiving, according to a new health update from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a spike in cases in China. A CDC spokesperson confirmed ...

This map from the CDC’s wastewater tracking portal shows the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in wastewater samples from around the country as of Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. The ...

As new vaccines become available, COVID-19’s spread is rising in Idaho and across the nation. Data suggest Idaho’s current uptick — from lower levels earlier this summer and late spring — isn’t as ...

Beginning Wednesday, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity, or hospital occupancy data to the Department of Health and Human Services, according to ...

Higher test positivity rates are a sign that many infections are not reported — even if they are tested for at home. This results in a more severe undercount of cases. The number of hospitalized ...

Hospitals are off the hook for data reporting requirements that have been in place since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Per guidance documents from the Department for Health and Human ...

Like it or not, COVID-19 is still a public health issue five years after the start of the pandemic flipped the nation, and the world, on its head. Changing vaccination guidelines, ever-evolving ...