Home Depot requires employees to wear masks, will offer masks to customers

Home Depot will require all employees contractors and vendors to wear masks inside their stores, distribution centers, office locations and customer homes.

Vaccinated Arizona legislator tests positive for coronavirus

"I know people are tired and frustrated but it’s time to go back to masking," Navarrete said in a statement on August 3. "The best defense is getting vaccinated and masked in public and crowded spaces.

Navajo Nation: No COVID-related deaths for 3rd day in a row

The latest numbers released by tribal health officials pushed the total number of coronavirus cases to 31,449 since the pandemic began more than a year ago.

Garth Brooks stadium tour: Singer to 'assess' remaining dates amid COVID-19 surge

Country star Garth Brooks says he will be reassessing whether to continue future dates on his stadium tour in light of the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country.

CDC orders new 60-day eviction moratorium amid COVID-19 surge

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a renewed, 60-day eviction moratorium that would protect areas where 90% of the U.S. population lives on Tuesday.

Florida's COVID-19 hospitalizations reach all-time high of 11,515 patients

As Florida reached another record-breaking number of COVID-19 patients in one day, Governor Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that hospital admissions are slowing down.

UK scientists say variant that can evade COVID-19 vaccines ‘almost certain’

Scientists in the U.K. said a COVID-19 variant with the ability to evade current vaccines is highly likely and will most likely require a new vaccine, possibly in the form of a yearly booster.

Two-thirds of Michigan deer had COVID-19 antibodies in federal study

In a federal survey of coronavirus in white-tailed deer in Michigan, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania, the U.S. Department of Agriculture detected evidence of the virus in 33% of all cases.

Indoor mask mandates return to 7 Bay Area counties

The indoor mask order, which starts just after midnight on Tuesday, comes from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma counties and the city of Berkeley.

Hesitant family changes mind on COVID-19 vaccine after almost losing their son to the virus

The mother and father of a Valley teenager say they were hesitant about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at first, but that all changed when their son almost died from the virus.

CDC: Less than 1% of breakthrough COVID-19 cases led to hospitalization or death

Recent data from the CDC shows that less than 1% of breakthrough COVID-19 cases have led to hospitalization — and the percentage is even smaller for breakthrough COVID-19 cases that led to to death.

Uncertainty in some parts of Arizona as eviction moratorium ends

In Maricopa County, the lower courts are braving for new filings that allow landlords to remove renters for failing to pay. Some, however, say there may not be a wave of evictions.

Denver requires city workers in ‘high risk’ areas to get vaccinated

The city of Denver says city workers and private-sector employees in “high risk” areas must get vaccinated for the novel coronavirus by Sept. 30.

Sen. Lindsey Graham tests positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated

Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Monday that he is being placed under quarantine for 10 days after contracting COVID-19, despite being vaccinated.