Health & Science

More than 2.5 million of confirmed cases are in the U.S. The countries with the next highest totals are Brazil, Russia, India and the United Kingdom.

There’s now a citywide mandate to wear a mask.

Scientists are monitoring the virus that causes COVID-19 for genetic changes that could make a vaccine ineffective. But so far, they're not seeing any.

The pandemic has brought many new terms into daily usage. Here are definitions of some of the words used in discussion of the novel coronavirus and how to stem its spread.

“Life As We Know It” focuses on empowering Black and Latino men in Philly ages 18 through 45 to get tested for HIV through an at-home kit.

The $225.5 million deal is done. Chicago-based Hilco plans to turn the 1,300-acre site in Southwest Philly into a distribution and logistics center.

The pools will open for about five weeks, and for now be limited to 60 percent of capacity. COVID-19 health and safety precautions are required.

New Jersey schools will offer some form of in-person instruction this fall, but many students may also learn remotely, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday.

Some counties are leaning on trusted community messengers to improve contact tracing success.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise, says Health Commissioner Thomas Farley, who announced a mandatory mask order.

With numbers spiking across southern states, the U.S. set a daily record for new COVID-19 cases Thursday in a return to figures not seen since late April.

COVID-19 hasn’t just changed the world — it’s transformed the way we live. On a national scale, it has upended politics and flatten ...

With rampant unemployment and several meat-packing plants linked to COVID-19 outbreaks, many people are turning to at-home horticulture for relief.

Delaware will not move into phase three just yet — which would allow bars to reopen and visits to senior living facilities and hospitals.

The carcass of a critically endangered whale species was found floating off the coast of New Jersey on Thursday, federal authorities said.