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North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services announced Saturday that it had recorded 1,107 new coronavirus infections, the state's highest one-day spike since the outbreak began.

North Carolina Reports Highest 1-Day Spike Of COVID-19 Cases

Health officials announced Saturday that they had recorded 1,107 new infections. The news comes as the state entered Phase 2 of its reopening plan on Friday.

Frontline workers at a medical center in Aurora, Colo., gather for a COVID-19 memorial on Thursday, July 15, to commemorate the lives lost to the pandemic. New estimates say many thousands more will die in the U.S. this summer and fall.

The Delta Variant Will Drive A Steep Rise In U.S. COVID Deaths, A New Model Shows

New estimates show the U.S. is on track to see a big rise in cases and more than triple the number of deaths by October.

Purdue Pharma faced an avalanche of lawsuits for alleged harm caused by its prescription opioid medicine OxyContin. A controversial bankruptcy deal expected to be finalized next month would block lawsuits against members of the Sackler family who own the firm.

15 States Drop Opposition To Controversial Purdue Pharma OxyContin Bankruptcy

Massachusetts and New York are among the states agreeing to end the fight to halt a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan. The deal shelters members of the Sackler family from opioid lawsuits.

At a drive-through vaccination site in Elizabeth City, N.C., Tech Sgt. Steven Simpson of the North Carolina National Guard administers a COVID-19 vaccination as Maj. Hollis Guenther gives the next recipient instructions about the vaccine in this undated photo.

To Speed Up COVID-19 Vaccinations, Leaders Are Turning To The National Guard

More than a dozen states have called up the National Guard to help at vaccination sites, and Joe Biden may mobilize Guard units nationally.

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., testifies during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday about making her decision to have an abortion after being raped as a teenager.

For The 1st Time, Cori Bush Testifies About Getting An Abortion When She Was A Teen

In a House hearing Thursday, the Missouri congresswoman shared for the first time publicly her personal story of her sexual assault and subsequent abortion as a teenager.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott will give the Republican response to President Biden's joint address to Congress on Wednesday.

Republican Sen. Tim Scott Will Deliver GOP Response To Biden Address

The opposing speech will give the Senate's lone Black Republican an opportunity to pitch himself to the American public, but the spotlight often comes with harsher scrutiny.

Dancers Duane Gosa (right) and Josh Thake (left) in "Stars and Stripes."

AMERICAN MASTERS: Ballerina Boys

Stream now or tune in Monday, June 28, 2021 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fully vaccinated adults don't need to wear masks in most situations. Some states responded cautiously and have yet to implement those new guidelines, while others have.

Mask Or No Mask? That Depends Where You Live

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says vaccinated people still must follow existing state, local or tribal laws on masks and social distancing.

Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, speaks during a May 26 briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C.

N.C. Health Secretary Warns Of Surge In Cases, Possible Return Of Stay-At-Home Orders

North Carolina recently saw its highest number of new daily coronavirus infections. "If we need to go back to stay-at-home, we will," says Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen.

Transit, city officials and developers break ground on Union Grantville housing development at Grantville Trolley Station on April 9, 2021.

Ground Broken For Housing Project On Grantville Trolley Parking Lot

Ground broke Friday for a new housing development at the Grantville Trolley Station. The 250-unit development will offer trolley passes to residents.

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