Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths VIEW
Nations around the world set records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new infections, and the disease surged even in some countries that had kept it...
Nearly half of new US virus infections are in just 5 states VIEW
Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states — a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider...
More than a dozen states to open vaccines to all adults VIEW
The rapid expansion has fueled concerns that eager vaccine seekers will far outstrip the available supply of shots, frustrating millions of newly eligible people who...
After pandemic year, weary world looks back — and forward VIEW
On March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared a pandemic, few could foresee the long road ahead or the many ways in which...
US virus deaths surpass 450K; daily toll is stubbornly high VIEW
Coronavirus deaths in the United States surpassed 450,000 on Thursday, and daily deaths remain stubbornly high at more than 3,000 a day, despite falling infections...
Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start VIEW
With frustration rising over the sluggish rollout of the vaccine, state leaders and other politicians around the U.S. are turning up the pressure, improvising and...