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Rapidly worsening coronavirus numbers in Texas reached bleak new milestones Tuesday as the state surpassed 5,000 new cases in a single day for the first time and hospitalizations again hit record numbers, leading the largest pediatric hospital in the U.S. to begin treating adult patients in Houston.

The country’s largest pediatric hospital is now admitting adult patients in order to help out amid the coronavirus outbreak in Houston, according to a local report.

An epidemiologist in Utah has warned of another “complete shutdown” in the state if the average number of new daily coronavirus cases does not go down.

A 17-year-old Florida resident has become the state’s youngest coronavirus-related death, according to state health data. 

A Chinese man’s bladder burst when he unknowingly held his pee in for 18 hours after binging on booze, according to a report.

The Pirbright Institute, working in collaboration with the University of Oxford, announced on Tuesday that two doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine successfully produced a greater antibody response than a single dose in pigs. 

Midday sunlight is capable of inactivating 90 percent or more of the SARS-CoV-2 virus after 34 minutes of exposure, a recent study found. 

Nearly 26 percent of parents are hesitant over their child getting a vaccine that medical experts routinely recommend each fall: the flu shot. 

New Hampshire has removed questions about mental health history, diagnosis and treatment from its bar admission application.

The coronavirus wreaks havoc on the body and mind, and guardians should be aware of how their children are coping, researchers say.

Recent Medicare claims data further highlighted racial and socioeconomic health disparities amid the coronavirus pandemic, causing the federal agency to issue a call for value-based care.

A group of 14,000 essential workers and their families will trial a new coronavirus “spit test” in southeast England, reports say, in hopes of greater efficiency and comfort than the current nasal swab test.

A 16-year-old Indiana boy died after suffering complications related to the novel coronavirus, his family said. 

Despite increasing coronavirus cases in Los Angeles, California, health officials there say the outbreak has actually stabilized, pointing to metrics like death data, hospitalizations and rate of positivity instead.

As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to surge in Arizona, the state has also reported cases of a rare but serious inflammatory condition in children that’s likely linked to COVID-19. 

Delaware teens who recently took part in senior week activities at the state’s beaches may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus and should get tested, health officials said when announcing “several positive cases” among some of the participants. 

The weekend saw several states report record numbers of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

Heads up, consumers: If you’re using hand sanitizer to help protect against the novel coronavirus, a federal agency over the weekend warned that at least nine such products should be avoided because they may contain toxic chemicals. 

The World Health Organization on Sunday reported a record daily increase in worldwide coronavirus cases, with more than 183,000 new infections in a period of just 24 hours.

Study authors say the data offers “robust evidence” that plasma transfusions for COVID-19 patients are safe and associated with improved survival.