NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it, according to a new study. The COVID-19 pandemic likely drove part of the increase, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote in the ...

BEIJING (AP) — Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, adding evidence to the theory that the virus originated from animals, not from a lab, international experts say. “These ...

Dickinson County had the Upper Peninsula’s only confirmed death blamed on COVID-19 for the past week, according to state data, even as virus activity declined slightly for the region. Dickinson County for the week recorded 23 new confirmed virus positives since March 7, two fewer than ...

State data indicates area COVID-19 activity stayed relatively steady in the past week. Dickinson County recorded 23 new confirmed virus positives since Feb. 28, two fewer than the previous week, according to figures posted Tuesday on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ...

Dickinson County had a new death blamed on COVID-19 in the past week, along with an increase in confirmed virus cases, state data shows. Dickinson County recorded 25 new confirmed virus positives since Feb. 21, 11 more than the previous week, according to figures posted Tuesday on the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19’s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal. This much is known: When it comes to COVID-19 misinformation, any new ...