Last updated April 30 at 6:48 p.m. ET. —New York is reporting at least 318,953 total positive cases of COVID-19 and 19,415 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, with 58,950 patients having recovered and 9,647 currently hospitalized. That makes it still the state…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued more stringent rules for COVID-19 antibody tests sold in the U.S., after a slew of antibody tests hit the market without adequate proof that they really work, according to news reports.…
Minneapolis, Minnesota Last updated May 4 at 5:15 p.m. EDT Minnesota has reported 428 deaths due to the new coronavirus and 7,234 confirmed cases of the disease, according to the state’s Department of Health. As of today (May 4), 1,271 patients…
Dr Yves Cohen said 24 patients were admitted to a French hospital in December with pneumonia, with one testing positive for Covid-19 after tests were revisited A doctor claims France has had coronavirus patients since December (Image: AFP via Getty…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a new study to determine the rate of COVID-19 infection among U.S. children. The study, known as the Human Epidemiology and Response to SARS-CoV-2, or HEROS, will recruit 6,000 people from 2,000…
A sign for historic Route 66 near Tulsa. Last updated May 1 at 6:10 p.m. ET. Oklahoma is reporting 3,748 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 230 deaths, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Community spread has been confirmed…
The more researchers know about how the coronavirus attaches, invades and hijacks human cells, the more effective the search for drugs to fight it. That was the idea my colleagues and I hoped to be true when we began building…
In this episode of Life’s Little Mysteries, we’ll take a closer look at mysterious arachnids with more legs and eyes than you can count on one hand: spiders. How long have spiders been around? How many different spider species are…
Last updated May 1 at 6:18 pm E.D.T. As of May 1, Maryland is reporting 23,472 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,098 deaths associated with the virus, according to Maryland.gov. This makes it 13th in the list of states for the…
The skin rashes that may be tied to COVID-19 take many forms, from tiny red dots to larger, flat lesions, doctors say. Numerous reports of skin rashes in patients with COVID-19 are cropping up around the world. The rashes can…
The island of Maui in Hawaii. Last updated May 4 at 8:29 a.m. ET. There have been 620 “confirmed or presumptive” cases of COVID-19 in Hawaii, according to a statement from the Hawaii State Department of Health. Epidemiologists have confirmed…
Last updated on May 1 at 6:20 p.m. E.T. The state is currently reporting 46,971 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 and 2,354 deaths, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. An additional 180,477 individuals have tested negative for the virus.…