Arizona reports over 1,000 virus cases for 4th straight day

The state Department of Health Services’ coronavirus dashboard reported 1,152 additional cases and 14 deaths, increasing Arizona’s pandemic totals to 907,268 cases and 18,114 deaths.

First Olympic Village resident tests positive for COVID-19

The first resident of the Olympic Village at the Tokyo Summer Games has tested positive for COVID-19, though officials said it was not an athlete.

‘Long COVID-19’: Study finds more than 200 symptoms associated with virus

A recent study published in the medical journal Lancet found more than 200 symptoms affecting 10 organ systems associated with the novel coronavirus.

Bay Area residents urged to resume wearing face masks while indoors

Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma counties and Berkeley issued the mask recommendation. Only Napa and Solano counties did not join.

COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated Americans putting pressure on hospitals

The COVID-19 comeback across the U.S. is putting pressure on hospitals at a time when some of them are busy just trying to catch up on surgeries and other procedures that were put on hold during the pandemic.

Arizona sees over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for a 3rd day

The state Department of Health Services released its latest daily virus numbers on July 16, finding 1,251 new virus cases and another 17 virus-related deaths.

Eiffel Tower reopens for first time in 9 months

The Eiffel Tower is reopening for the first time in nine months, despite France's new rules aimed at taming COVID-19' fast-spreading delta variant.

Las Vegas: People recommended to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status

Masks are back in Las Vegas, where regional health officials pointed Friday to a rising number of coronavirus cases and advised everyone — vaccinated or not — to wear facial coverings in crowded indoor places.

COVID-19 becoming ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’, CDC director says

During a White House briefing, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said cases in the U.S. were up about 70% over the last week, hospital admissions were up 36% and deaths rose by 26%.

COVID daily case counts over 1,000 in Arizona as Delta Variant takes hold

The additional cases and seven deaths reported July 15 on the state Department of Health Services’ coronavirus dashboard raised the state’s pandemic totals to 904,865 cases and 18,083 deaths.

WHO says it was 'premature' to rule out lab leak as COVID-19 origin

The head of the World Health Organization has acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak.

Gov. Doug Ducey, Arizona school districts at odds due to COVID-19 policies

In a letter, Governor Doug Ducey says it is against the law for two Arizona school districts to require unvaccinated students who have been exposed to COVID-19 to quarantine for 10 days.

COVID-19 cases in Tokyo surge to 6-month high 1 week before Olympics

New daily coronavirus cases have surged above 1,300 in Tokyo, a six-month high, as fears rise of a possible dramatic increase that could flood hospitals during the Olympics that start in eight days.

US surgeon general calls COVID-19 misinformation ‘serious threat’

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued his first formal advisory to the public, warning of the urgent threat of health misinformation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

American unemployment claims fall to 360,000, another pandemic low

The United States set another pandemic low in this week's jobs report, showing only 360,000 first-time filers for unemployment.

Napa neighbors shocked to learn naturopath accused of offering fake COVID-19 vaccine cards

The case against Juli Mazi began with a tip from someone who claimed she provided his family with pellets to swallow, and claimed they contained tiny amounts of COVID-19, enough to trigger an antibody response.