1. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest

2. Test positivity rate exceeds 20% in 2 states; kids may have different immune response to COVID-19 than adults — 5 updates Full story

3. Wildfire forces California hospital to evacuate for 2nd time in a month Full story

4. Billing has changed for single-use endoscopes. Click here for expert advice on processing payment.

5. 17 recent hospital, health system executive moves Full story

6. 2 arrested in connection to shooting outside Minnesota Full story

7. Is your hospital facing financial losses due to the pandemic? Click here to learn three strategies for reversing declines and stabilizing revenue. 

8. 3 regions see increase in positive COVID-19 tests: 4 CDC findings  Full story

9. Fired BayCare Health System cardiologist files wrongful termination suit Full story

10. COVID-19 viral load high in patient bathrooms, research shows Full story

11. 2020 ushered in a new era of care delivery. Click here to learn how to build the next-gen communication infrastructure necessary to support healthcare's future. 

12. How Yale New Haven increased ICU capacity by 75% amid pandemic  Full story

13. States ranked by flu shot rate, 2018-19 Full story

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