COVID-19

Flu deaths have spiked to more than 360 across the state this season, and the local cases have similarly spiked upward.

Hospitals are trying to slow the spread of respiratory viruses during peak cold and flu season.

A Winston-Salem nonprofit will offer free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured individuals.

COVID-19 cases are down in the region after a slight uptick during the summer, according to the latest wastewater data. But public health officials say residents can start preparing now for the typical winter spike.

With the end of summer on the horizon, a local health expert explains why COVID-19 numbers in the the Triad are on the rise and what people can do to avoid getting sick.

A summertime rise in COVID-19 cases brought on by increased travel and extended time spent indoors has caught the attention of health care workers in the…

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a North Carolina masking bill that previously removed a pandemic-era exemption that allowed people to mask in public for health reasons. That provision was later changed after pushback to include language that protects masking for health purposes. But Cooper said his veto of the bill Friday was mostly for a different reason. Cooper and Democrats objected to a campaign finance provision tacked onto the end of the bill that could allow wealthy donors to give money to federal political committees that can then donate to state parties.

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have proposed a bill that would enhance penalties for people wearing a mask during a crime or intentionally blocking traffic during protests. The bill passed its first committee on Tuesday.

Republicans in the state Senate want to crack down on recent protests by restricting the use of masks in public. The new bill also would create a felony…

As the respiratory viral season picks up, local infectious disease expert Dr. Christopher Ohl gave an update Friday on three major viruses health care providers are seeing.