Coronavirus Pandemic

The mask mandate will be lifted as of 12:01 a.m. on June 28, the Department of Health announced Friday.

An increase of coronavirus infections around the world is forcing some governments to reimplement lockdown measures to control the spread of the virus.

An AP analysis of government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of 853,000+ COVID hospitalizations.

A new study estimates that life expectancy in the U.S. decreased by nearly two years between 2018 and 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A bill moving through the New Jersey Legislature could end the eviction moratorium earlier for higher-income renters.

Delaware is still about 7,000 arms short of reaching the governor’s benchmark by the Fourth of July.

More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast it could cause yet another U.S. surge this summer or fall.

Chester County received close to $35 million from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program and has already helped about 1,000 families.

Every vaccinated person in the city is eligible, but some prizes are set aside for ZIP codes where fewer than 50% of residents have received at least one COVID vaccine shot.

In New Jersey, new case counts have plummeted and the state only reported 126 new cases Monday.

Federal guidance supports employers’ right to require the COVID-19 vaccine for all employees. But doing so can be a tough decision, and a legal gray area remains.

Long COVID effects are still unexplainable, and a cure is elusive. Some hope the vaccine will help. But doctors say that depends on the symptoms.

Pandemic restrictions are falling away almost everywhere — except inside many of America’s nursing homes.

Two-thirds of survey respondents who identified as unpaid caregivers said they experienced mental health challenges during the pandemic.

Salem County health officials say transportation and language barriers are among the issues they’ve run into in getting people vaccinated, along with trust.