Scarce supplies of medical equipment are leading to growing competition within the U.S. and among nations stretched to their limits by the coronavirus pandemic, in what one French politician called a “worldwide treasure hunt.”

President Trump issued the order to dispatch an additional 1,000 medical military personnel in an effort to assist in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic in New York City. “I am thrilled to say we’re finally getting help from the federal government in terms of military personnel. We heard that from the president, it’s something I’ve been asking...

As more and more cases emerge, there is a growing and desperate need to not only adequately treat, but to find a cure for COVID-19. This is true particularly in New York, which is grappling with skyrocketing coronavirus cases. Due to the increase in numbers, New York is set to launch a clinical trial for an experimental drug treatment Tuesday,…

Cover up before heading out: That’s the new message New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has for all city residents, whether you feel sick or not. De Blasio announced Thursday that all city residents are advised to wear face masks anytime when going out in public. However, the mayor discouraged purchasing surgical or professional masks, instead encouraged using...

Dr. Deborah Birx, a U.S. State Department official working as a coronavirus response coordinator for the White House, told reporters on Thursday that social distancing is the best protection.

The race to protect people against unwitting coronavirus carriers intensified Thursday as the total number of cases worldwide neared 1 million and Spain topped 10,000 deaths.

As the coronavirus stretches New York City emergency rooms and paramedics to their limits, a regional EMT group has issued new guidelines almost unthinkable even days ago — if someone’s in cardiac arrest and you can’t revive them in the field, don’t bring them to the emergency room. The newly implemented order that takes effect Thursday was implemented in...

The tri-state area has now seen well over 100,000 coronavirus cases, with New York’s numbers spiking by thousands again overnight. Nearly 2,000 people have died in the Empire State alone. To date, the state has 2,219 deaths, up more than 500 in 24 hours, with 83,712 infections. One projection from the Gates Foundation-funded IHME suggests New York could lose a…

Testing for coronavirus. It has proven one of the key ways to know where the disease is hitting us hardest.  New data has given us a better idea of how well our state has been doing when it comes to this.  NBC Connecticut received U.S. and state data compiled on coronavirus testing through March 31, from CovidTracking.com and U.S. Census...

We are getting a look at some new data that helps show how well Connecticut is doing testing for coronavirus

New York saw its highest daily increases in coronavirus deaths and cases overnight as the number of positives reached another milestone, eclipsing the total reported in China’s Hubei province, where the pandemic started. Nearly 10,000 new cases were added to the state’s new toll of 75,795 — and the governor’s brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, can be counted among them….

The governor announced Tuesday that his brother Chris Cuomo has COVID-19, while talking about their relationship and how the family is dealing with the diagnosis.

“This virus communicates like nothing else that we have seen.” That’s how Gov. Andrew Cuomo described the awesome threat of the novel coronavirus on MSNBC late Monday, saying the only reason his state is the most impacted now is because of its density. It’s America’s first epicenter but won’t be the last, he said, warning the trend would follow...

The Department of Defense released a timelapse of the USNS Comfort arriving in New York City.

New York City has reported its first death of a child to COVID-19, one of hundreds new state fatalities overnight that brought the grim toll to 1,342 by Monday evening, officials said. The age of the minor wasn’t released, but the victim did have an underlying condition. The sobering news comes as the city’s health commissioner warns the upcoming...

Josef Neumann has died three months after a deadly stabbing attack that left him in a coma, community officials say.

Health experts say prisons and jails are considered a potential epicenter for America’s coronavirus pandemic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Protection issued a 14-day travel advisory Saturday night at the request of President Donald Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. “Due to extensive community transmission of COIVD-19 in the area, CDC urges residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to refrain from non-essential domestic travel for 14 days effective immediately,” the…

A funeral home in New York City has seen a steady stream of people who have died from the coronavirus

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made an emotional speech to the National Guard on Friday, thanking them for converting the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan into a hospital.