COVID-19

The state reported the seven-day average for daily cases was 41,413 on Wednesday, down from the peak of 52,709 reached on Jan. 17.

Rice University researchers looked at data from Harris County and found a "clearly asymmetric distribution of human costs and economic costs" that could "no doubt" be documented in other parts of the state.

Some retailers are starting to get the first wave of the 400 million free masks being distributed by the federal government. Every person is allowed to receive up to three masks.

An emergency pandemic policy under the Trump and Biden administrations has led to more people covered by Medicaid in Texas, a state that has long refused to expand coverage. But it’s unclear how long those protections will last.

The laws governing Medicare don't provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, including rapid antigen tests. Here's how older adults can get free tests anyway.

Previous versions of the coronavirus didn't transmit as easily outdoors thanks to airflow that dispersed viral particles. But what about the highly transmissible omicron variant?

The phone number — 1-800-232-0233 — follows the launch earlier this week of a federal website to order the tests.

A federal judge in Texas has blocked President Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide. The requirement had been in place since November.

Health officials say wait times in hospitals are "very long" as COVID-19 transmission continues in the community.

The people who take care of and educate children under 5 years old, who are too young to be vaccinated, are in a special kind of hell right now.