COVID-19

A growing art exhibit in D.C. is drawing national attention. Each white flag represents an American lost to COVID-19. Together, the thousands of flags appear to blanket the ground like snow from a distance. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke with the artist.

Major League Baseball’s postseason bubble succeeded as a defense against the novel coronavirus. MLB players extended their streak of consecutive days with no new COVID-19 tests to 54 through Thursday during a time of rising cases in the United States. Players did not have positive tests in 62 of the previous 63 days, the commissioner’s office said Friday. There were…

At first glance it’s hard to fathom: A sea of white outside RFK Stadium is more than 200,000 flags honoring those who died from COVID-19. The public art project, titled “In America, How Could This Happen” was conceptualized by D.C.-area artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg and brought to life with the help of dozens of community volunteers, some who have...

AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson announced Friday that they would resume their phase 3 clinical trials on COVID-19 vaccine candidates in the U.S, NBC News reports.

After hearing from many readers seeking a central hub for daily data updates on the coronavirus pandemic, News4 is sharing all our charts and graphs on one page. Below you’ll find the latest data and statistics on local COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, outbreaks, testing facilities and more in the D.C. area. Check back for updates. More than 315,000 people have...

More than 315,000 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus and more than 7,800 people have died from the disease across the capital region of D.C., Maryland and Virginia, health officials say. As of Friday, 315,304 cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed. D.C. reported 16,609 cases, Maryland had 138,691 cases and Virginia had 160,004 confirmed cases. A total of 7,867 people…

Need ideas to make your Halloween festive in spite of the pandemic? Lifestyle expert Limor Suss shared her best tips with us, including ways to have fun with your food, throw a virtual party or play games outside.

The U.S. set a new record for coronavirus cases, with more than 77,000 new infections reported Thursday – the largest single-day increase since July. This new record comes as the total number of COVID-19 infections across the country has reached almost 8.5 million. From the start of the pandemic until today, nearly 225,000 lives have been lost in the U.S….

The school year in Schenectady, New York, started with a whack of a budget ax.

Facebook recently announced that they would ban any advertisement that portrays COVID-19 vaccines as unsafe or ineffective. The CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, Imran Ahmed, explains how social media companies have profited from this misinformation.

A federal judge has ordered the release of some detainees at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California following a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility and an ACLU lawsuit saying they were not being protected from the coronavirus. But ACLU attorney Ahilan Arulanantham says the safety precautions in place now are still not strong enough to keep them safe.

A COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for review as early as November, according to the head of Operation Warp Speed. “We are on the verge of knowing in the next few weeks whether these vaccines work,” said Dr. Moncef Slaoui, Chief Advisor of Operation Warp Speed, who spoke Wednesday at the Moderna Clinical Trial site at George Washington University. Moderna,…

The director of Operation Warp Speed says a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for review as early as November. News4’s Cory Smith explains what it will take to get a safe and effective vaccine across the finish line.

New data from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows a 13-percent increase in children infected over the first two weeks of October.

Event Location-Virtual You can choose to complete the race wherever you would like. You can walk, run, use a treadmill, or participate in another race. The beauty of a virtual 5K race is that you can run the race at your pace wherever you choose. Share your pictures, your 5K time and more on social media with #walktoendhiv. Scroll down…

AstraZeneca shares turned negative Wednesday after a Brazilian health authority, Anvisa, said a volunteer in its coronavirus vaccine study died.

U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone with COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters.

The pandemic is accelerating as the United States climbs the third peak of COVID-19 infections that public health experts have been warning about, according to NBC News’ latest analysis.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating what it defines as “close contact” with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Fall allergy season has arrived. The symptoms can sometimes be severe, and mistaken for signs of more serious illness, including COVID-19.