CDC report: One third of COVID-19 patients report long-term symptoms

A recent CDC report found that a third of COVID-19 patients reported long-term symptoms nearly two months after testing positive for the virus.

Plano police lieutenant dies from COVID-19 complications

The Plano Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its lieutenants due to complications from COVID-19.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra hosts first full-capacity show since start of the pandemic

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is back at Bass Hall in Downtown Fort Worth for the first time since the start of the pandemic. It was also the first full capacity show at the venue.

CDC: Health care-associated infections up amid COVID-19 pandemic

Last week, the CDC published data from more than 3,000 hospitals showing that infections people contracted while in hospitals went up in 2020, after going down for several years in a row.

Texas COVID-19 death toll passes 60,000

State health officials reported 377 deaths on Friday, pushing the Texas COVID-19 death toll to 60,357.

Biden to convene virtual COVID-19 summit amid UN General Assembly

President Joe Biden will convene a virtual summit Wednesday on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, the White House said on Friday.

Collin County man sentenced for $1.5 million PPP COVID-19 fraud scheme

A 45-year-old Collin County man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a COVID-19 fraud scheme to get more than $3.3 million from the Paycheck Protection Program.

Cook Children's delaying all non-urgent surgeries to free up space in crowded hospital

For many North Texas children and their families, the COVID-19 crisis is hitting home. The hospital is putting their surgeries on hold to free beds for other children who are critically ill.

Mississippi records highest COVID-19 death rate in the US

Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., with roughly 1 of every 320 Mississippians having succumbed to the coronavirus.

Biden tasks OSHA with enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates

President Joe Biden directed OSHA to write a rule forcing employers with at least 100 workers to require staff get vaccinated or produce weekly test results showing they are virus free.

Hospitals in multiple states rationing health care amid crushing COVID-19 surge

Idaho's public health leaders have expanded health care rationing statewide amid a massive increase in the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization.

24 GOP state attorneys general threaten lawsuit over federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Two dozen Republican attorneys general are warning the White House of impending legal action if a proposed coronavirus vaccine requirement for as many as 100 million Americans goes into effect.

Rationing of COVID-19 therapeutic treatments to impact North Texas infusion centers

New federal guidelines on the distribution of monoclonal antibodies are threatening to temporarily shutter some infusion centers set up across the state.

Texas school districts push back against lawsuits filed in 'cowardly manner' over mask mandates

An attorney for Paris ISD said the district was not informed about the state's lawsuit or the court hearing until two hours after the hearing was over. Another district said it doesn't have a mask mandate and isn't sure why it's being sued.

Judge blocks New York's medical worker vaccine mandate

Judge David Hurd in Utica has temporarily blocked the state of New York from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated.

COVID-19 forecast: Hospitalizations could be stabilizing in most age groups, most counties

While still high, COVID-19 hospitalizations could be stabilizing in most North Texas counties, according to the latest pandemic forecast. The latest UT Southwestern modeling continues to project increases in the number of pediatric cases.