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The U.S. counted 214,764 COVID-19 cases and 2,105 reported deaths Sunday. The 2.4 million cases logged so far in January is more than any other month except November’s 4.3 million and December’s 6.4 million. In all, more than 22.4 million have been infected and 374,000-plus have died of the disease, according to NBC News’ tally. At least 50 cases of...

Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Sunday that it discovered a new coronavirus variant in four travelers arriving from Brazil.

An occupational therapist who has been treating COVID-19 patients during the pandemic says the suffering and death she and her colleagues have witnessed over the past year have taken a a steep emotional toll. Lizzy Pesch joined LX News to share a powerful poem she wrote about the experience and the moment that inspired her put her feelings on paper.

As the pandemic strains hospital resources across the country, some may have to consider activating “crisis standards of care.” Here’s what that means.

While a new price transparency rule is aimed at helping consumers shop around for services, it isn’t without challenges.

COVID-19 cases are soaring across the country, and no area is currently harder hit than Los Angeles County in California. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in LA, a public hospital with 131 beds, has stretched its capacity to now treat over 200 patients. Dr. Elaine Batchlor, the hospital’s CEO, explains how her staff is stretching its capacity limits and...

Facilities already overwhelmed by coronavirus cases are preparing for even more patients in the wake of holiday travel.

Researchers in Connecticut are trying to help unravel a mysterious condition linked to COVID-19 that affects some kids. And now the feds are backing up that effort with some serious money. “We were very excited,” said Dr. Juan Salazar, Connecticut Children’s physician-in-chief. Salazar found out the National Institutes of Health has awarded money to his project to study a...

California has recorded a half-million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks, overwhelming emergency rooms in urban centers and rural areas including along the Mexican border where a small hospital system warns it is fast running out of patient beds.

The stress and strain have been real on Connecticut hospitals when it comes to available beds due to COVID-19

When Gov. Gavin Newsom provided a dire view of California’s out-of-control surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations this week, he referred to projection models of future death and misery that he said were becoming “alarmingly” more accurate.

“I think they could have pushed out more vaccine through the hospitals this month than what they’re doing,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday.

Small town hospitals and health systems already faced grave challenges before COVID-19 swept the country. Today, they are cracking under the strain of this relentless pandemic. Hospitals are depleting their resources, bleeding money and still facing a losing battle to cope with the incoming wave of COVID-19 patients. The toll on frontline workers in these hospitals is even greater.

Hospital CEOs expressed confidence Thursday that the hesitancy among some employees around Covid-19 vaccinations will fade over time.

“This coronavirus has just been very difficult for us because we don’t really know when it’s going to end,” Acadian Companies CEO Richard Zuschlag told CNBC.

“In the near term, I would just beg … people to do the right things and to keep their guard up,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy told CNBC.

As the Food and Drug Administration engages in intense deliberations about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was authorized Friday, and days before the initial 6.4 million doses could be released, hospitals across the country have been grappling with how to distribute the first scarce shot, NBC News reports. An advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended…

Demoralized doctors and nurses across the U.S. are struggling to cope with record COVID-19 cases, prompting some governors to take new steps to contain the virus

Hospitals across Connecticut are preparing for the likely FDA approval and rollout of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

“It does seem like this is something anybody can come down with after their infection,” Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn told CNBC on Wednesday.