Is the NYC variant driving a covid resurgence in the former epicenter?

After a steep decline in daily COVID-19 cases in New York City, daily infections are now staying stubbornly high at 3,700.   The stagnation coincides with the arrival of a tempting suspect on the scene: a variant known as B1526 that first emerged in Upper Manhattan in November.  As of the most recent data, from February … Read more

Thousands flock to beaches in Florida amid fears it will become the next epicenter of coronavirus

A concerning surge in coronavirus cases across southern and western states did little to deter thousands from flocking to beaches in Florida this weekend, as hundreds also went tubing in Texas and Arizona despite reopenings being reversed. The total number of infections has now surpassed 2.5 million in the United States, after the country reached … Read more