Public Health

The number of N.J. COVID-19 patients on ventilators dipped below 1,000 for the first time in at least a month.

Images of top administration officials taking stepped-up protective measures come as states seek to loosen economic restrictions put in place to mitigate the virus’ spread.

One key benchmark — the percentage of tests that come back positive — dropped below 10% Sunday. That figure was 42% on April 24, public health officials said.

This week; NJ Congressman Andy Kim, the centuries old quarantine station in Pa., tracking coronavirus through wastewater in Delaware.

An immigrant advocacy group is calling for fast action to "ensure that a massive testing program can be put into place quickly."

As jobless claims rise again, food banks expect the high need to persist for months.

In recent days, a top Senate Republican has said that the coronavirus testing the United States has done so far is "not nearly enough."

The few planes that are flying are almost empty. To try to ensure the safety of the passengers they do have, airlines are making changes.

The Senate's top Democrat said the VA needs to provide Congress more information about a recent bulk order for $208,000 worth of hydroxychloroquine.

Lancaster, Schuylkill, Lebanon and Dauphin counties have all announced plans to move from the more restrictive “red” phase to “yellow.”

Widespread availability of testing is seen as critical to reopening the economy because it would allow public health officials to identify and contain a rebound of the virus.

With no guarantee they can collect unemployment if they refuse to go to work, immunocompromised workers fear a near-impossible choice: Risk losing their jobs, or their life.

Republican-controlled legislatures are increasingly trying to strip Democratic governors of their executive authority to close businesses and schools.

The White House's concern about infection is another stark reminder that not even one of the nation’s most secure buildings is immune from the coronavirus.

By Monday, at least 31 states will have partially reopened after seven weeks of restrictions.