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Coronavirus cases are surging across the country as the pandemic continues. But, the American Red Cross says one treatment option could help the sickest patients. The problem is, they don’t have enough convalescent plasma. The antibodies in your plasma, especially if you’ve had COVID-19 and survived, could be used to help boost another patient’s immune […]

A more contagious strain of COVID-19 could sweep through the country and become the dominate variant of the virus by March, according to a new report by the CDC.

U.S. President Donald Trump will rescind entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil and much of Europe starting on Jan. 26, two officials briefed on the matter told Reuters on Monday.

COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,800, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.

The Hawaii Department of Health reports 132 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.

As the greater need for COVID-19 testing availability arises, CommunityLab announced the launch of a new mobile testing site open to the public last week. The testing site officially opened Jan. 13 in the River Arts District, at 401 Depot Street in Asheville. It will be open Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week from 1-5 p. m. , and the tests offered are gold-standard PCR tests via nasopharyngeal swab collection.

The more contagious COVID-19 variant first reported in the U.K. will likely become the predominant strain in the U.S. by March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Karl-Anthony Towns, whose mother died from complications related to COVID-19 back in April, says he’s tested positive for the virus.

There are 2,857 people currently hospitalized in Tennessee due to COVID-19. ICU Bed availability is at 8%.