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States are rolling out vaccination plans. Track the number of inoculations across the country.

NBC News is tracking administered doses in each state by surveying health departments and examining daily reports.

Maps: Track hospital ICU stress levels in your state

As omicron wanes, track hospital ICU stress levels among adult patients across the country.

These states have the most coronavirus cases. See the day-by-day breakdown.

From New York to Washington, see the per-day count of new, confirmed Covid-19 cases in each state. Updated daily.
Image: A coronavirus testing site outside International Community Health Services during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle
Image: A coronavirus testing site outside International Community Health Services during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle

Chart: See the day-by-day size of the coronavirus outbreak

Track the number of new Covid-19 cases per day around the rest of the world. Updated daily.
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MAP: How coronavirus deaths compare to confirmed cases across the U.S.

Track the latest numbers on deaths in U.S. states and territories. Updated daily.

Map of how many coronavirus cases have been confirmed across the country

U.S. health officials are monitoring for cases in the United States.
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Latinos with chest pain wait in ER about half hour longer than others, study shows

“If we delay a diagnosis or if we delay treatment or management of the patient, that can be detrimental to their health,” lead researcher Dr. Katiria Pintor Jimenez told NBC News.
The emergency department at Grady Memorial Hospital
The emergency department at Grady Memorial Hospital

Complicated legal landscape hinders abortion pill access in some states — with or without Roe

Most states have at least one restriction on medication abortion beyond FDA rules. Overturning Roe v. Wade would further limit access.
A woman who self-managed her abortion holds a packet of misoprostol.
A woman who self-managed her abortion holds a packet of misoprostol.

Covid cases are surging again. Why hospitalizations may not.

A lower rate of severe illness in some states may reflect high vaccination rates, the prevalence of testing and the use of antiviral drugs, experts say.
A person is tested at a Covid-19 testing van
A person is tested at a Covid-19 testing van

Covid-19 narrows long-standing Latino mortality advantage, study finds

Covid-19 killed Latinos ages 65 or older at 2.1 times the rate of whites in 2020.
Chaplain Kevin Deegan hugs registered nurse Connie Carrillo
Chaplain Kevin Deegan hugs registered nurse Connie Carrillo