Public Health

Numerous high school students from South Jersey have tested positive for COVID-19 after a Sea Isle City party, officials said. 

A multi-jurisdictional investigation into compliance with COVID-19 directives in Wildwood has led to charges against two businesses, authorities said.

People of color in Delaware's most populous county have a higher rate of infection than white residents. The county will offer $10 million to community groups to reduce that.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says that the Garden State’s efforts to perform COVID-19 contract tracing had been hampered by non-responders.

Fall usually means the start of a new school year — but for millions of American kids, it marks the continuation of an extended limbo t ...

Highlighted at the virtual session, attended by 200-plus, was a Johns Hopkins report assessing the public health profile and availability of resources.

It takes years for science to migrate into real-life practice. Today, educators are trying to make real-time sense of a disease scientists are learning about on the fly.

How are kids being impacted by the pandemic? Our high school reporters produced short personal essays on ways that the pandemic has impacted each of their lives.

For some who have recovered, emotional or psychological effects linger, compounded because their symptoms mirror those of the coronavirus itself.

The 12 counties span across the state and represent one-third of the state’s population. They did not originally qualify for direct federal pandemic relief funds.

On Sept. 8, Philly restaurants can resume indoor dining at reduced capacity. And alcohol can only be served with meals at tables, so no indoor bar seating.

We'll talk about where the vaccine trials stand and the challenges of immunizing large populations. We'll also learn the latest on virus transmission and immunity.

Potential liability should students or staff become infected with COVID-19 at school is a top concern among some education leaders.

Gov. John Carney says he’s “mad as hell again” that New Jersey has once more put Delaware on its list of mandatory quarantines for visitors.

Residents frustrated with the local government's response want officials to resign for not doing more to speed up response to all the uncollected garbage.