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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday evening that the state had reached agreements to obtain 200 million masks per month to assist medical personnel and the general public in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus.

A six-year-old boy received a working heart after waiting for four years on the transplant list.

A new report indicates that New York City auctioned off its emergency stockpile of 500 ventilators several years ago, thanks to budget cuts and attention to other priorities.

Hospital workers cheered on a mother of five as she left Staten Island University Hospital in New York following a battle with the coronavirus.

A woman in Litchfield, Minnesota, got the sweetest surprise from her husband on March 26, the day she turned 84.

The city of Detroit is increasing its Big Brother-type controls to ensure residents abide by social distancing orders.

A coroner in Louisiana’s Eastern Baton Rouge Parish revealed Monday that a one-day-old infant has died as a result of the Chinese coronavirus, according to local station WAFB 9. 

Friends and family members of a woman in De Soto, Illinois, made sure she had a birthday to remember on Saturday despite coronavirus concerns.

A woman in Norfolk, Virginia, is feeling grateful after her community answered her cry for help on Friday. 

A fireman in Miami-Dade, Florida, got the surprise of his life recently while recovering from his battle with the coronavirus.

A New Jersey group is providing hundreds of homebound seniors with a quality breakfast and dinner each day, as many of these homebound seniors cannot leave their homes due to the coronavirus.

A Wisconsin boy was caught on camera saying that more kids should “listen to President Trump” and stay at home with their “dads and moms” instead of playing with their friends.

A woman who was preoccupied with the death of her dying mother was in for a surprise when she realized she was the only passenger on the plane.

A six-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis from Tennessee announced in a viral Facebook video that he beat the coronavirus.

There are nine confirmed cases of coronavirus among the homeless population in Los Angeles as of Thursday — nearly double the total reported the day before — as the illness continues to spread, city officials said.

A renowned local cellist in the Michigan area is holding 30-minute porch concerts for her neighbors due to the stay-at-home orders put in place to fight the coronavirus.

A three-year-old from Georgia with cerebral palsy beat all the odds after he took his first steps last week.

A New York man exhibiting coronavirus symptoms hid them so he could get into the maternity ward to see his wife give birth last week.

A Minnesota state trooper brought a doctor to tears when he turned what would have been a speeding ticket into an act of generosity.

The administration of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) is struggling to keep up with the demands of the coronavirus pandemic after the computer system for managing unemployment claims crashed on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti closed farmers’ markets in the city Monday for fear of coronavirus transmission — while continuing to move thousands of homeless people into temporary shelters where transmission is more likely.

A Wisconsin man is finding a unique way to connect with his neighbor in an age of social distancing — by sharing a beer with him via a remote-controlled car.

Law enforcement officials in Seattle are cracking down on hate crimes and urging residents to call 911 over “racist name-calling.”

Several Minnesotans were baffled when they looked in their mailboxes and found gifts of $50 and $100 in cash.

A Mississippi couple is donating hundreds of small American flags to children so they can continue reciting the Pledge of Allegiance while school is canceled.

A New Jersey newspaper deliveryman is making it his mission to do some grocery shopping for the elderly in addition to his delivery route.

Three Seattle-area homeless shelters have been closed because of coronavirus infections, and the residents inside have been “quarantined” inside the facilities for 14 days.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Saturday the creation of a checkpoint at the I-95 state line on Florida’s northern border to screen drivers traveling from the New York City area to try and contain the spread of coronavirus.

A New York man who was gravely wounded in a machete attack on Hanukkah has died three months after the attack.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) on Sunday urged would-be criminals to remain in their homes and “chill” until the Chinese coronavirus epidemic subsides in the Texas city.

Confusion is growing around Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti’s plan to relocate the homeless to recreation centers during the coronavirus outbreak, which contradicts Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.

Sometimes, all it takes is a little kindness to put someone at ease — even if that person or thing spreading kindness has imperfections.

UNION CITY, New Jersey – Most people who pass through Union City don’t realize it. It is the home of the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel to Manhattan, the last bit of New Jersey you see before the big city erases your memory of it, if you flew into Newark Airport.

A 90-year-old woman from Washington state is praising God, her family, and her homemade potato soup for helping her overcome the coronavirus.

Philadelphia remains one of the places where a stay-at-home order is enforced, yet many Philadelphia residents were outside ignoring that order on Friday.

The city of Chicago is turning McCormick Place convention center into a 3,000-bed makeshift hospital to treat coronavirus patients.