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pixelfit/iStockBY: JOSH MARGOLIN AND EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Forty-two states and territories are in an upward trajectory of new COVID-19 cases, while only nine jurisdictions are improving, according to an internal Health and Human

WLS-TVBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — In an emotional briefing, Illinois’ top health official teared up while she delivered the latest COVID-19 numbers for the state and urged residents not to get complacent in fighting

sshepard/iStockBy JADE LAWSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacts communities of color in the United States, dozens of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are stepping in to help lead the Black

ABC NewsBy JOANNNE ROSA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The coronavirus pandemic may have some people wondering which health checkups can be postponed until things calm down, but three breast cancer survivors say breast cancer screening is

Covenant House International/Getty Images for A Night of Covenant House StarsBy CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Dolly Parton and Sara Evans are among the female artists lending their voices to “PINK,” a new collaboration benefitting

LPETTET/iStockBy SARAH MESSER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As schools get back in session and more employees return to the office amid the coronavirus pandemic, health officials are warning about the potential risks of commuting together in

Juan Duran-GutierrezBy KATIE KINDELAN and NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Juan Duran-Gutierrez is now a single father raising three young children, including a newborn, after his wife, Aurora Chacon-Esparza, died of COVID-19 during the global coronavirus

inhauscreative/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Just when you didn’t think things could get any creepier this season (or this year), a DIY vampire fang Halloween hack gone wrong has made its way to TikTok.

simon2579/iStockBy SONY SALZMAN and VICTOR ORDONEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Most Americans may have access to a COVID-19 vaccine by early spring, one which could potentially immunize them by June, according to Operation Warp Speed’s chief adviser,

sshepard/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In El Paso, Texas, funeral directors are preparing for a worst-case scenario. Over the past two weeks, COVID-19 infections have risen 500%, according Angela Mora, the city’s health director.