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The U.S. recorded a new high in coronavirus-related fatalities on Tuesday at 2,804, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

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More than 100,000 patients are hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus in the U.S. for the first time since the outbreak began in February.

Nearly 37,000 Americans died of COVID-19 in November, the most in any month since the dark early days of the pandemic, engulfing families in grief, filling newspaper obituary pages and testing the capacity of morgues, funeral homes and hospitals.

Hospital officials in New Mexico are warning they are at or nearing capacity as cases of COVID-19 are surging across the state. 

A young coronavirus patient is going viral after he opened up about his experience with COVID-19, warning others that the virus is “no joke.” 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also issued new guidelines on Wednesday to shorten the coronavirus quarantine period ahead of anticipated holiday travel. 

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reiterated his advocacy for in-person learning, citing evidence that schools aren’t a major source of coronavirus transmission.

The organizer of a swingers’ convention in New Orleans last month says more than 40 cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the event. 

Alabama’s recent increase in coronavirus cases — what one official described as a “tidal wave” — could soon overwhelm hospitals in the state.

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an update to coronavirus mask-wearing guidance for the first time in nearly six months.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday announced shorter coronavirus-related quarantine periods ahead of anticipated holiday travel. 

In the race to get a coronavirus vaccine into the hands of those who need it most, the U.K. jumped out in front on Wednesday by granting approval to Pfizer and BioNTech’s two-dose jab.

News of Florida topping 1 million coronavirus cases followed shortly after Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated his sharp disapproval of a statewide mask mandate and business closures.

There’s a mere 18-month age gap between this proud mom and her baby – and thanks to the wonders of science, the record-breaking infant is technically 27 years old.

Amid breaking news early Wednesday of the U.K. granting emergency approval to Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine, companies are geared to deliver doses immediately.

Coronavirus vaccines could be the target of organized criminal networks, who would potentially look to sell fake shots, the Interpol global police co-ordination agency warned Wednesday, according to a report. 

The U.K. became the first Western nation to grant emergency-use authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine, clearing a shot developed by Pfizer Inc. of the U.S. and BioNTech SE of Germany to be distributed in limited numbers within days.

A panel of independent experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday voted that health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities will be the first to receive the long-awaited coronavirus vaccine.