Hospitalizations are starting to creep back up around KC. Over the last week, admissions from COVID are up 33%. They're still much lower than a few months ago, but local doctors are concerned with the Delta variant of the virus spreading across the area.

As US states lift more coronavirus restrictions, experts are worried people who aren't fully vaccinated could contribute to further spread of the virus.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson enacted a new law Tuesday limiting the duration of local public health restrictions and barring governments from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to use public facilities and transportation.

The Unified Government Public Health Department is offering a free gift for people who get vaccinated at Wednesday's Monarchs game. 

A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials.

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward to summer.

Cough, fever, and loss of taste and smell are no longer the most common COVID symptoms. Researches say the signs of infection are changing as the Delta variant of the virus causes different symptoms.

Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its shot was highly effective against COVID-19 and also protected against variants in a large, late-stage study in the U.S. and Mexico.

Only about half of US states still provide daily updates on key Covid-19 metrics -- such as new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations -- a trend that worries some public health experts.

The Biden administration has exempted most employers from long-awaited rules for protecting workers from the coronavirus, angering labor advocates who have spent more than a year lobbying for the protections.