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A field hospital tent for suspected COVID-19 patient triage was set up outside the emergency department of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California. A surge in deaths has prompted the county to lift environmental limits on the number of cremations that can be performed each month.

Cremation Limits Lifted In LA Due To 'Backlog' As COVID-19 Deaths Skyrocket

Air quality limits on cremations are temporarily suspended in Los Angeles because of increased demand due to COVID-19. Officials say the death rate is now more than double that of pre-pandemic years.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it will make it easier for an experimental plasma to be tried on patients with COVID-19.

FDA Expedites Treatment Of Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients With Experimental Plasma

Scientists are rolling out an old-fashioned approach they hope will help treat COVID-19. The treatment involves giving patients plasma from people who have recovered from the virus.

Researchers have found that people recovering from COVID-19 are more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder such as anxiety, depression or insomnia within three months of their illness from the virus.

After COVID-19 Diagnosis, Nearly 1 In 5 Are Diagnosed With Mental Disorder

Those recovering from the coronavirus were more likely than other groups of patients to be diagnosed with a mental disorder within three months, according to a new study.

DeWine Says In-Person K-12 At Stake With COVID-19 Increases

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says the most effective way to bring down the current spike of COVID-19 in Ohio is for everyone to start taking social...

South Carolina Nurse Who Died Of COVID-19 Remembered By Her Children

Patricia Edwards was a nurse in Greenville, S.C., when she died of COVID-19 in the hospital where she worked. Her children say she was a nurse for the whole family.

A patient is treated for COVID-19 at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles. Hospitalizations because of the coronavirus are surging in California.

California Hospitalizations From COVID-19 Surging; ICUs May Be Overwhelmed In Weeks

Most of California is under the state's highest risk-level assessment, restricting most indoor activities and gatherings.

European Countries Reinstate Curfews To Try To Slow COVID-19 Surge

After letting its guard down this summer, Europe is dealing with a massive second wave of the coronavirus that doctors say will most likely be more deadly than the first.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker answers questions from the media, along with Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, during his daily press briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic on May 22, in Springfield, Ill.

As COVID-19 Cases Surge In Illinois, A Clash Over Safety Guidelines

Illinois is experiencing an upsurge in cases, leading the governor to close indoor dining and bar service in some places in the state. But local leaders are not backing the new guidelines.

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County To Offer Millions In COVID-19 Rent Aid

Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland are planning millions of dollars in aid for tenants who haven't been able to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic, just as the city’s housing court begins to accept eviction filings after a three-month pause.

Sally Beauty's in Salt Lake City is one of many businesses across the country requiring customers to wear face coverings. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert previously paused the state's reopening, but tweeted on Monday that he has "no plans to shut down Utah's economy."

With COVID-19 Cases Rising, Some States Slow Their Reopening Plans

Governors in several Southern and Western states are delaying their timelines, citing increases in cases and hospitalizations.

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