More than 1,300 people in Philadelphia have tested positive for COVID-19 as Philadelphia continues social-distancing measures aimed at slowing the spread of the deadly new coronavirus.

As the number of new coronavirus cases in China, where the virus first began, continues to decline, the United States is facing a massive increase in the number of cases. The outbreak has federal and local officials scrambling to enforce social distancing and assist overwhelmed health care systems.

Eleven veterans are dead after an outbreak of coronavirus at a facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts, according to NBC affiliate WWLP.

New York’s mammoth convention center started taking patients to ease the growing burden caused by a surge in coronavirus cases in the U.S. epicenter, and the famed tennis center where the U.S. Open tennis is held is being converted into a temporary hospital as the death toll closed in on China’s official count

Two ships carrying passengers and crew from an ill-fated South American cruise are pleading with Florida officials to let them carry off the sick and dead

Standing atop the roof of his charter school SLAM! in Little Havana, Pitbull had a message of resilience and unity for the world, as well as a sneak peak of his upcoming song.

A cardiologist who was pulled over for speeding on a Minnesota interstate said she was deeply touched when the trooper gave her his supply of face masks instead of a ticket, according to NBC News.

As millions are studying and working from home, that surge in online traffic can lead to slowdown for everyone in the household.

The owner of the shuttered Hahnemann Hospital is facing backlash from vandals as well as presidential candidate Bernie Sanders after talks with Philadelphia to reopen the building for COVID-19 patients fell through

Millions of Americans are eligible for “economic impact payments” as a result of the recently passed $2.2 trillion stimulus bill. But what does the stimulus bill mean to you and how do you get your payment?

Tom Degnan was out for a springtime walk during the day and suffering severe body aches that night. He describes how he felt in a video diary.

Stocks are falling modestly in early trading on Wall Street as investors close out a brutal first quarter

A New Jersey National Guardsman is the first service member to die from the novel coronavirus, the Department of Defense said.

This interactive map shows the spread of the COVID-19 virus around the world since late January. Health officials in China first announced they were treating dozens of cases of an unknown illness on Dec. 31 and reported the first known death from the coronavirus on Jan. 11. The data used to compile this map comes from Johns Hopkins University, which…

The coronavirus outbreak is giving new momentum to Democrats’ argument elections should be conducted by mail

Terrell Owens channeled one of his most famous moments from his stint with the Eagles by doing sit-ups as part of what he dubs as the “COVID-19 Driveway Challenge.”

The numbers are staggering: nearly 1,000 dead in New York City, more than 1,200 dead in New York state and more than 1,500 dead in the tri-state region from coronavirus, just in the last month. The White House’s top experts concede 100,000 to 200,000 people nationwide could die. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asked almost daily how many will…

Less than two weeks after Andy Cohen announced he tested positive for coronavirus, the Bravo star took to social media to inform his followers he’s “feeling better.”

On Monday, New Jersey reported more than 3,300 more cases of the novel coronavirus and 37 more deaths as health officials put out a grim outlook if people don’t stay at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Empire State Building has turned all the colors of the rainbow for many occasions but when it turned into a blaring red beacon on Monday night, the message was clear: New York is under the state of emergency. The building’s owner, Empire State Realty Trust, says the tower of the iconic New York City landmark will turn red...

Thousands of employees for grocery delivery service Instacart are planning to strike Monday, arguing that they deserve extra pay and personal protective equipment such as masks and gloves during the coronavirus pandemic.

Bracing the nation for a death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald Trump on Sunday extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public-health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus pandemic.

Updated as of 6:30 p.m. Monday: At least 4,115 people have been infected with COVID-19 throughout Pennsylvania, at least 16,642 in New Jersey and 264 in Delaware.

Schools and businesses will remain closed until further notice in Pennsylvania because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s governor said on Monday.

Asian shares have risen after a rally in U.S. stocks, mostly spurred by health care companies’ announcements of developments that could aid in the coronavirus outbreak

California is enlisting retired doctors and medical and nursing students to help treat an anticipated surge of coronavirus patients, the governor announced Monday. The California Health Corps effort comes as the nation’s most populous state anticipates hospitals becoming overwhelmed with patients and while it is preparing stadiums and convention centers to handle a crush of cases. “If you’re a...

Ford Motor and GE Healthcare plan to produce 50,000 ventilators within the next 100 days at a facility in Michigan to assist with the coronavirus pandemic.

Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say a Georgia man used concerns over the coronavirus in a bid to defraud Medicare out of more than $1.1 million.

A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked Texas’ efforts to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, handing Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers a victory as clinics across the U.S. filed a wave of lawsuits to stop states from trying to shutter them during the outbreak.

Macy’s, Kohl’s and Gap Inc. all said Monday they will stop paying tens of thousands of employees who were thrown out of work when the chains temporarily closed their stores and sales collapsed as a result of the pandemic.

There are now more than 400 long-term care facilities nationwide with residents who are infected with coronavirus cases, an increase of 172 percent from 146 on Monday, March 23, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

The FBI has reached out to Sen. Richard Burr about his sale of stocks before the coronavirus caused markets to plummet.

As coronavirus cancellations bring schools across the world to a standstill, depriving young people of the kind of precious memories made in classes, at sporting events and dances, teenager Natalie Reese of Danville, California, mourned the cancellation of her school prom. “I had already bought my dress,” the 17-year-old San Ramon Valley High School student said. “I had my makeup…

Temple University is allowing the City of Philadelphia to use the campus arena, the Liacouras Center, as a temporary hospital for ailments unrelated to the coronavirus.

Gov. John Carney announced Sunday that anyone who enters Delaware from another state must immediately self-quarantine for 14 days as part of the state’s continued effort to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Those used gloves you see scattered on the ground pose a potential health risk to others. A doctor warns they need to be treated as potential objects of coronavirus infection

Philadelphia will open 20 community sites on Monday providing free food to residents impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

iPhone users with questions about COVID-19 can now look to Siri for answers.

The new coronavirus first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 has infected more than 735,000 people and caused more than 34,000 deaths worldwide. In the U.S., deaths from the pandemic have now topped 2,500. Those numbers continue to rise. The number of people who recovered from the virus surpassed 156,000. COVID-19, the illness caused by the…

A New Jersey hospital is asking volunteer employees to accept layoffs in order to help deal with its financial issues amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.  Shore Medical Center, located in Somers Point, New Jersey, sent a letter to employees stating they had invested “significant resources” on equipment to protect their staff who are treating COVID-19 patients. They also said they…

With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some tenants are vowing to go on a “rent strike” until the coronavirus pandemic subsides

Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. According to jail records, Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne turned himself in to authorities Monday afternoon in Hernando County, where he lives. He was charged with unlawful…

The IRS is preparing to send most Americans one-time stimulus relief checks in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But the bill excludes many financially vulnerable groups from receiving checks. Individuals earning up to $75,000 will receive a check for $1,200, while couples earning up to $150,000 will get $2,400. Additionally, parents will receive $500 for each child under 17. That leaves out…

Richard Branson’s California-based rocket company Virgin Orbit partnered with medical researchers and developed a ventilator device that the company plans to mass produce and send to hospitals around the United States to fight coronavirus. ″[It is] a very, very simple and robust design that we can get out to the people who are in the most need, and the hospitals that...

In an abrupt turnaround, President Donald Trump extended lockdown measures across the United States as deaths in New York from the new coronavirus passed 1,000. Spain on Monday became the third country to surpass China in infections after the United States and Italy.

Millions of Americans already have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis and the worst of the damage is yet to come, according to a Federal Reserve estimate. Economists at the Fed’s St. Louis district project total employment reductions of 47 million, which would translate to a 32.1% unemployment rate, according to a recent analysis of how bad things…

Health care workers are dreading the prospect of having to decide who to treat first as U.S. hospitals brace for a surge in coronavirus patients who need ventilators and other resources that could soon be in critically short supply

Watch live above as the County of Camden updates its residents on the fight against COVID-19.

John Prine is in stable condition after being placed on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms, his wife, Fiona Whelan Prine said Monday.

Links to important sites for your coronavirus questions as featured on NBC10 Responds.

Plenty of Philly athletes have joined Ben Simmons’ “Philly Pledge” to support coronavirus relief efforts. The Sixers’ managing partners have also made a donation to Philabundance and the Philadelphia School District.

For millions of seasonal allergy sufferers, the annual onset of watery eyes and scratchy throats is bumping up against the global spread of a new virus

If anyone needs a dose of the healing power of music during the coronavirus outbreak, just page Dr. Elvis. Dr. Elvis Francois sang a rousing rendition of “Lean on Me” on TODAY Thursday, giving people a sample of the beautiful voice the surgeon has been sharing to lift spirits during a difficult time across the country. Francois, who is finishing his...

Even during the coronavirus pandemic, the Osbournes are finding their own way of spending quality family time together. Kelly Osbourne shared a touching photo on her Instagram this week practicing social distancing protocol with her parents, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. In the photo, all three family members are seen wearing masks and gloves while they sit at opposite ends of their...

Mariah Carey is 50! Like everyone else, Carey is practicing social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak. Instead of having a big party, the “Hero” singer had a sweet celebration with her twins, Moroccan and Monroe, who turn 9 next month. “Spent 3.27 at home with my family and virtually with fans and friends from all over the world. Thank you for all...

College students who were sent home because of the coronavirus took advantage of their last days on campus to forge a few more memories of their time in school

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is being asked to order the release of some inmates from county jails to help reduce the spread of the new virus

Elmo, Rooster and Cookie Monster are doing their part to help keep kids safe as the coronavirus pandemic grinds on

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is self-isolating after one of his aides tested positive for the coronavirus.

Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Dave Grohl opened their doors to the world _ literally

As more and more cases emerge, there is a growing and desperate need to not only adequately treat, but to find a cure for COVID-19. This is true particularly in New York, which is grappling with skyrocketing coronavirus cases. Due to the increase in numbers, New York is set to launch a clinical trial for an experimental drug treatment Tuesday,…

Even as President Trump insists New York has enough ventilators, implies medical supplies are disappearing out the back doors of hospitals and insists infections are days from peaking, doctors on the frontlines in the city are painting a very different – and much more grim – picture.

As the novel coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, spreads around the country and the globe, killing over 5,000 worldwide and sickening more than 150,000, many are left wondering: how close are we to a cure? THE SHORT ANSWER: We are possibly more than a year away since a vaccine cannot be developed overnight given that the process is intensive, time-consuming…

As the coronavirus outbreak shutters restaurants and stores across the United States, several companies have decided to offer discounts and deals to help alleviate the closures’ financial, emotional and technological costs on consumers, institutions and other businesses.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has formed a partnership with a telemedicine company to provide new moms with free and unlimited breastfeeding support during the coronavirus pandemic.

An inmate at the same Montgomery County prison where Bill Cosby is being held tested positive for the novel coronavirus. A spokesperson said the inmate never had any contact with Cosby.

A Lakewood couple faces child endangerment charges after police broke up a gathering of dozens of people at their home, in defiance of the state’s coronavirus lockdown orders. And just hours later, police in Lakewood had to break up another prohibited event and cite two people. They were the latest in a handful of gatherings to be broken up...

From furloughed workers to front-line responders, Americans across the spectrum wrote in to describe their new, bewildering reality.

Before the Olympics were postponed, Japan appears to have the coronavirus infection contained.

A photo of health care professionals from Georgia on a Southwest plane on their way to help with the coronavirus outbreak in New York is getting lots of love online.

U.S. coronavirus infections surged to top the world amid warnings that the pandemic is accelerating in cities like New York, Chicago and Detroit.

Former Vice President Joe Biden took his virtual presidential campaign to the next level Monday when he launched a podcast as the coronavirus forces him to get creative in reaching voters otherwise distracted by a global pandemic, NBC News reports.

As the coronavirus rages through Europe, and major American cities like New York and Los Angeles, more than a third of counties across the U.S. still have not reported a positive test result for infection across what are predominantly rural areas

Iran’s president has lashed out at criticism of authorities’ lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East.

The U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert says the country could see 100,000 to 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak

Two people were killed while another was critically injured in three separate shootings in Philadelphia Sunday, prompting a commanding officer to call for an end to the violence and for people to stay home amid the coronavirus lockdowns in the city.

A hotel in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood is offering free rooms for doctors and nurses at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as well as University of Pennsylvania Police officers.  Homewood Suites by Hilton in University City made the announcement in order to help nearby healthcare workers and officers unable to return to their...

Up to 700 volunteers are needed for the alternative care site at the Glen Mills Schools in Delaware County to treat non-coronavirus patients.

 With restaurants closed for all but takeout orders during the coronavirus outbreak, the owners of a pizzeria at the Jersey Shore could have shut down and laid off their 20 employees

An infant from Cook County died from the coronavirus, Illinois health officials said Saturday, marking the first infant death from the virus in the United States. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said up until this point, there had not been a death associated with the new coronavirus in an infant, and she continued to urge people…

New Jersey officials are bringing formal charges against a man for throwing a house party — an action in direct contradiction with the state’s order to practice social distancing. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said a 54-year-old man hosted nearly 50 people inside his Ewing Township apartment. Prosecutors are charging the man with two disorderly persons citations. Ewing police broke…

The Easton, Pennsylvania-based company that makes Major League Baseball uniforms has switched to producing masks and gowns in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic

Tokyo Olympic organizers are leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021

Officials in Arkansas say a tornado ripped through the northeast part of the state and hurt six people in the college town of Jonesboro. Local media coverage showed buildings missing walls and with roofs ripped away Saturday.

U.S. coronavirus infections surged to top the world amid warnings that the pandemic is accelerating in cities like New York, Chicago and Detroit.

Even as coronavirus cases mount in Latin America’s largest nation, the Brazilian president has staked out the most deliberately dismissive position of any major world leader

The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what’s “essential” and what things we really can’t do without, even though we might not need them for survival. Attempting to slow the spread of the virus, authorities in many places are determining what shops and services can remain open. They’re also restricting citizens from leaving their homes. Stay-at-home orders or...

Health experts say prisons and jails are considered a potential epicenter for America’s coronavirus pandemic.

The fallout from the coronavirus outbreak continues to hit the world of entertainment particularly hard as the number of events either being postponed or canceled outright continues to add up. Here’s a current list of some of the high profile concerts and festivals that have been impacted because of the virus.

DAMAC Properties, Dubai’s largest, fully private real estate developer, has posted its first yearly loss since becoming a publicly traded company in 2013

South Korea says North Korea has fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, calling it “very inappropriate” at a time when the world is battling the coronavirus pandemic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Protection issued a 14-day travel advisory Saturday night at the request of President Donald Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. “Due to extensive community transmission of COIVD-19 in the area, CDC urges residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to refrain from non-essential domestic travel for 14 days effective immediately,” the…

Coronavirus-related fatalities in the United States have doubled in two days, topping 2,000, and authorities say an infant who tested positive has died

Child welfare agencies across the United States are scrambling to confront new challenges arising because of the coronavirus outbreak

Face masks and hospital vests were likely not the suggested attire in this couple’s initial wedding plans, but that’s exactly what their guests wore when they tied the knot on Friday. The two epidemiologists on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak had to cancel their March 20 wedding in Michigan, but Jen Andonian and Matt Shearer ended up...

The largest health systems in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are beginning ‘drive-through’ testing sites for suspected COVID-19 cases. Here’s a rundown.

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine gives hours by which the virus can last on surfaces. A Drexel University epidemiologist says spreading the infection has little to do with cereal boxes and dollar bills.

Gov. Tom Wolf is expanding his order for residents to stay at home in most circumstances to almost one-third of Pennsylvania’s counties