While COVID rates remain low, a new variant called Cicada has made its way into Minnesota. Public Health Sanitarian for Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services Tim Langer said this discovery was made through wastewater monitoring.

Long COVID rates are significantly higher in the South, Midwest, and West than in New England and the Northeast — with rates two to three times higher in some cases, a new federal study showed. Some states with the highest long COVID prevalence also have ...

NEW YORK -- Daily Covid-19 cases in the US reached a record high on Thursday, with experts warning that death rates could triple by mid-January. There were 88,521 new cases of the coronavirus reported in the US on October 29, according to data from Johns ...

Earlier availability of COVID-19 vaccines in 2024 compared to 2023 may have contributed to higher vaccination rates among healthcare workers, according to an April 2 CDC report.  Between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 respiratory seasons,

Thirty-day COVID-19 mortality rates have declined since 2020 but remain comparable to or slightly higher than influenza A mortality rates in recent years.

A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.