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Public health experts warn that the positive trend could slip back if Americans aren't vigilant. And states like Arizona, Florida and Mississippi continue to break records for confirmed new cases.
The Trump administration's testing czar, Adm. Brett Giroir, says most lab results come back in three days or fewer, but some people are still frustrated by long delays. In other news, analysts say the public data hub that replaced the one run by the CDC is rife with errors.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers focus on these pandemic issues and others.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
The pandemic is reappearing in Vietnam and is surging again in several Asian countries. Also, a Japanese court recognizes "black rain" victims 75 years after the atomic bomb blast.
Reports on the coronavirus epidemic from Ohio, Texas, Arizona, Montana, Oregon and Oklahoma.
States facing major health problems, some not related to the coronavirus epidemic, seek federal help. Meanwhile, some state officials are realizing that maybe, just maybe, people are partying too hard and spreading COVID.
Also in the news today: Covered California; CARES Act funds in Georgia, SOC Telemed; and a major hospital apologizes for performing cosmetic genital surgeries on intersex infants.
Other scientific developments include a potential medieval antibiotic, how your blood sugar affects your workouts and the effects of mechanical ventilation on COVID patients.
Other topics on the mental and physical effects of racism include this year's heat wave, last year's Walmart shooting in El Paso, Texas, and yoga.
"We looked at people's dental health over a 20-year period and found that people with the most severe gum disease at the start of our study had about twice the risk for mild cognitive impairment or dementia by the end," said study author Ryan Demmer. And more on cognitive testing.
But venture capitalists pour more money into other medical technology.
Whether they're going to work or bars, when young adults head home, family members are at risk. Public health news is on flying, homelessness, assistance funds, masks, isolation, and more.
News on how various colleges and universities are handling students returning, including Baylor, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Miami University and colleges in Michigan.
Maryland's governor toughens his mask mandate, even though Dr. Anthony Fauci says they are difficult to enforce.
In other pharma news, 23andMe's database is used in cancer drug development and Kodak shareholders get a windfall after federal government pumps $765 million into a largely moribund company.
A new study shows evidence that closing all of a state’s schools was associated with a measurable decrease in U.S. coronavirus cases and deaths. Also news on how various school districts are handling a fall reopening of classes.
Also in Medicaid news: Missouri's upcoming vote on expansion and an interview with Will Lightbourne, head of California's Department of Health Care Services, which oversees the state’s Medicaid program.
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