1. States ranked by COVID-19 test positivity rates: July 15  Full story

2. States ranked by confirmed COVID-19 cases - July 15  Full story

3. States where COVID-19 is spreading fastest, slowest: July 15  Full story

4. FREE DOWNLOAD - Optimize Your Hospital’s Supply Chain: A Step-by-Step Approach. Syft is providing a free playbook to help hospitals fortify for future disruptions, reduce waste, and recover from COVID-19.   

5. 7-day case average hits record high; clinicians asked to prioritize COVID-19 tests for sickest patients — 6 updates  Full story

6. UnitedHealth's earnings double in Q2 as patients deferred elective procedures  Full story

7. Click here to register for Becker's upcoming HR + Talent Virtual Summit

8. Georgia inks deal with Piedmont to boost bed capacity  Full story

9. Health systems: Emerging COVID-19 consultants for businesses?  Full story

10. 6 hospitals that cut inpatient care this year  Full story

11. How Sanford Health fosters organizational resilience — A live conversation with 3 nurse leaders. Click here to attend.

12. Experts are doing a 'grave disservice' to the public by hyping a COVID-19 vaccine by year's end, Merck CEO says  Full story

13. Reactions mixed to HHS' new protocol for hospitals reporting COVID-19 data  Full story

14. 16 recent hospital credit rating downgrades  Full story

15. Banner Health inks $200M deal to acquire Wyoming hospital   Full story

16. California Hospital Association's former CEO dies in car crash  Full story

17. 9 women making moves in healthcare leadership  Full story