Get the latest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, Coronavirus death, hospitalizations, and other key coronavirus stats for North Carolina and the US.

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Children with Medicaid can receive the 2023-24 COVID vaccine for free at any local health department or providers enrolled with the Vaccines for Children Program. The NCDHHS said pharmacies are not currently providers in the program.

COVID-19 vaccine cost $190 at pharmacy due to Medicaid changes, Wake grandmother says

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More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail

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State's COVID numbers show slight dip in hospitalizations; cases of flu, RSV rising faster

Cumberland County COVID testing, November 2021

NC sees decreases in COVID wastewater, COVID hospitalizations compared to previous weeks

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COVID metrics trending down in NC despite concerns over start of school, respiratory season

What to Know About the New Dominant COVID Variant

(CNN) -- Covid-19 vaccines that have been tweaked to teach the body how to fend off the current crop of circulating variants are now expected to land in drugstores and clinics in mid-September, senior administration officials say.

Updated Covid-19 vaccines are coming mid-September, officials say

Don’t Get Your Next COVID Booster Quite Yet

As kids head back to school, COVID-19 booster targets new variant

FDA Panel Advises Vaccine Makers to Aim at Only One COVID Variant

Some Triangle hospitals nearing capacity but COVID isn't the cause, sources tell WRAL News

Some hospitals nearing capacity, but COVID not the cause, sources tell WRAL

Which arm gets the Covid-19 booster may make a difference, study shows

North Carolina has had five straight weeks of increasing hospitalizations, emergency department visits and COVID detected in wastewater.

NC sees fifth straight week of COVID summer surge

North Carolina experiences summer surge in COVID-19 cases

(CNN) — Recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that a summer surge of Covid-19 could be underway, although not as significant as in past summers. By some measures, the number of coronavirus infections is rising, along with test positivity, emergency department visits and — most alarmingly — hospital admissions.

What you should know about the latest Covid-19 surge. A doctor explains

Get ready to pay for Covid-19 tests. Though health insurers will continue to cover tests ordered by a medical provider, many policyholders will now face deductibles and copays as part of that coverage.

Here's how the end of the Covid-19 public health emergency affects you

As COVID Emergency Ends, U.S. Response Shifts to ‘Peacetime’ Mode

International passengers traveling to the United States no longer have to show proof of vaccination against COVID as of midnight Thursday, when the coronavirus health emergency officially ended.

U.S. Ends Last COVID Travel Barrier, Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Arrivals

Students have made the biggest gains in math, smaller gains in science and the smallest gains in reading.

NC students are starting to recover some pandemic learning loss, new report says

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The World Health Organization still does not have key data from China about the origins of the Covid-19 outbreak, putting the world in jeopardy, says Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the group's Covid-19 technical lead and head of its program on emerging diseases.

WHO official criticizes China's 'inexcusable' lack of transparency on pandemic's origins

We now know that the extra cleaning was unlikely to have helped limit the spread of COVID-19, but it did increase people's exposure to the chemicals used in those products -- some of which may be hazardous to health. 

You Don't Need to Disinfect So Much

Sanitizing Vs. Disinfecting: Here’s The Difference

Scientists in Germany say they've been able to make a nasal vaccine that can shut down a Covid-19 infection in the nose and throat, where the virus gets its first foothold in the body.

A new approach to a Covid-19 nasal vaccine shows early promise

The university had the mandates in place since September 2021.

Duke: Masks no longer required on buses and vans

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The debate over masks' effectiveness in fighting the spread of the coronavirus intensified recently when a respected scientific nonprofit said its review of studies assessing measures to impede the spread of viral illnesses found it was "uncertain whether wearing masks or N95/P2 respirators helps to slow the spread of respiratory viruses."

ZEYNEP TUFEKCI: Here's why the science Is clear that masks work

Here’s Why the Science Is Clear That Masks Work

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ACCRA, Ghana — Large outbreaks of diseases that primarily kill children are spreading around the world, a grim legacy of disruptions to health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic that have left more than 60 million children without a single dose of standard childhood vaccines.

Unvaccinated and Vulnerable: Children Drive Surge in Deadly Outbreaks

5-year-old accidentally got double dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Morrisville mom says 

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Dr. Mandy Cohen is urging you to protect yourself against serious illness this winter. She's reminding everyone about the importance of staying up to date on vaccinations - and the new shot that doctors are offering.

Dr. Mandy Cohen urges flu, COVID, RSV shots

Duke researchers develop vaccine that protects against 3 coronaviruses

Combo COVID vaccine works in mice; human tests scheduled for 2024 

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COVID variant vulnerability depends on previous infections

Response to different COVID variants depends on previous exposure, study suggests

Wastewater Data Mirrored COVID Case Counts During First Omicron Wave

NC school test scores still below pre-pandemic levels

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Wake schools bounce back in math, but are still down in reading and science, new test data show

Is learning recovery happening in NC? Experts find reasons for optimism -- and room for improvement -- in new test data

How well did your school do? Look up 2023 test scores here

Study: monoclonal antibody treatment reduced COVID-19 deaths in hospitalized patients

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$6M would go to light-based COVID treatment under proposed NC budget

CDC: COVID symptoms could re-emerge after completing Paxlovid regimen 

Worries Over the Strain on Health Care Grow in U.S. as Hot Spots Spread

The North Carolina Department of Health and Humans Services on Thursday debuted a list of public sites for coronavirus testing. 

Here's where you can get a coronavirus test in NC

Medical professionals from the North Carolina Healthcare Association will take your questions about the COVID vaccines, boosters, safety and side effects Wednesday, Sept. 29 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Call: 888-701-1221.

Answers to your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine

WRAL News vaccine hotline

The North Carolina COVID-19 Dashboard. The latest Coronavirus case numbers, deaths, hospitalizations, and other key coronavirus stats for North Carolina and the US.

North Carolina Coronavirus dashboard - Maps, charts and data

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The Associated Press is tracking new reported coronavirus cases across the United States and globally, including showing curves by country. Click or hover on any state on the U.S. map to see the total number of reported cases and deaths. On the chart under the map, you can click to rank states based on the number of cases or deaths. Update times for the data are shown under the map and chart.



Coronavirus cases: U.S. and world - curves, maps and data

US map of coronavirus cases from AP

Want to vaccinate your 5- to 11-year-old child against coronavirus? Search the table below for a location near you for a provider taking part in North Carolina's initial vaccination push.

Looking to vaccinate your child against coronavirus? Find a provider near you

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Our experts on parenting, frugal living and the best that the Triangle has to offer have scoured their sources and shopped the stores (and the internet) for the best suggestions for your holiday giving. No matter the age or interest, you'll find gift ideas here.

WRAL 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

Students are reported for possession of non-firearm weapons about 20 times as often as they are for firearms. But schools are still relatively safe places, and many crime statistics in schools have been improving for years, experts say. 