1. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Test positivity rates + new cases
• Hospitalizations
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest

2. Trump admits to downplaying COVID-19; nearly half of Americans have misconception about virus — 6 updates  Full story

3. Hospital employees wrongly viewed George Floyd's medical records: 4 details  Full story

4. How do diversity and inclusion impact patient care? From unconscious and implicit bias to the importance of informed leadership, we discuss why these issues should matter to clinicians. Listen now.

5. Boston Children's Hospital CEO to retire  Full story

6. RWJBarnabas Health, Saint Peter's Healthcare to merge  Full story

7. Baylor Scott & White's digital transformation roadmap — A supply chain-focused event. Click here to attend.

8. Care New England, Lifespan to merge  Full story

9. 'Predator in a white coat:' Feds arrest former Columbia OB-GYN on suspicion of long-running sexual abuse of patients  Full story

10. Second union slated to strike at University of Illinois Chicago  Full story

11. Financial planning for 2021: How next-gen data analysis can help hospitals plan for the future amid uncertainty. Click here to attend the virtual discussion. 

12. AstraZeneca CEO suggests vaccine trial's suspension is its 2nd, elicits transparency concerns  Full story

13. Intermountain to make new hires as part of equity, diversity push  Full story

14. Milwaukee health official resigns, points to racist threats on the job  Full story

15. How Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland Clinic + 6 other systems fared in Q2  Full story