Health

The U.S. reports approximately 5,000 deaths each week, according to Reuters. In contrast, Canada has reported a total of 8,800 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Nearly 260,000 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been reported over the past day, according to data from the WHO. More than a quarter were in the U.S.

It will take a while to work through the backlog, because of social distancing and testing issues. But postponed procedures are being rescheduled.

The absence of the data will make it harder for health and public officials, as well as the general public, to understand how the virus is spreading.

How worried should expecting parents be about any extra risks the coronavirus might pose to the mom or developing fetus?

Patients still receive more than twice the volume of opioids considered normal before the prescribing boom began in the late 1990s.

Two lifeguards in a coastal New Jersey municipality have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said.

The more they know about the novel coronavirus, the more hospitals adapt their treatment protocols. That evolution may be lowering the local death rate.

Across Pa., many counties reopened even as the state was still trying to get a patchwork system of contact tracing in place. Montco started from a better position than most.

A state effort will set aside $50 million in hazard pay grants for frontline employees earning less than $20 an hour.

The hackers have been linked to Russian intelligence and were blamed for hacking Democratic Party emails in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

It warned of the first drop in 28 years for vaccinations against diptheria, tetanus and pertussis based on preliminary data from the first four months of 2020.

Indoor parties in beach towns, but not activity on beaches, are responsible for some coronavirus cases in New Jersey, a state health official said.

The order stipulates that only gatherings of 25 and fewer people should be permitted indoors, and gatherings outdoors should be limited to 250 people.

The testing at pharmacies will begin with a pilot program at one store in each of the state’s three counties and soon expand, public health officials said.