Health

News coverage and resources related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

The latest toll from Johns Hopkins University comes nearly four months after the nation crossed the half-million mark for deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.

The lawsuit comes as the state Legislature prepares to vote on a plan to wind down Gov. Tim Walz’s eviction moratorium.

A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials.

"I'm truly sorry for offending people with remarks about the Holocaust," the Georgia Republican told reporters outside the Capitol, saying she had visited Washington's U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum earlier in the day. "There's no comparison and there never ever will be."

The 109-year-old organization says the coronavirus — not thinner demand for Thin Mints — is the main culprit. As the pandemic wore into the spring selling season, many troops nixed their traditional cookie booths for safety reasons.

Officials had worried the end of the statewide masking mandate last month might lead to an uptick in COVID-19 cases, but the newest data shows the pandemic continuing to ebb, with only 95 new cases and one death reported Tuesday.

Host Angela Davis talks with a nutritionist about how to reduce the amount of sugar and salt in our diets and add more nutritious foods to our meals.

Minnesota officials have been reaching out to people on unemployment in hopes of linking them with jobs. Some blame enhanced unemployment payments for the worker shortage, but others underscore the labor shortage preceded the pandemic. Challenges with child care and transportation have prevented some from joining the workforce.

In a large scale study, Novavax said its vaccine was completely effective against the original coronavirus strain and also effective against some variants. It works differently than other vaccines.