Coronavirus resources: US state and local health departments
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, the U.S. has become the epicenter of the pandemic. Live Science has put together a list of state and local health departments with coronavirus resources particular to each area. The websites vary in how accessible and detailed they are, with some like Washington's having a COVID-19 dashboard with an interactive county map and cases broken out by various demographics. Live Science is also keeping up with COVID-19 news and cases for each U.S. state.
Here's an alphabetical list of Live Science resources, state health departments and links to local health departments in each state:
Alabama:
Alabama state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Alabama
Alabama COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Alaska:
Alaska state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Alaska
Alaska COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Arizona:
Arizona state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Arizona
Arizona COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Arkansas:
Arkansas state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Arkansas
Arkansas COVID-19 updates on Live Science
California:
California state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in California
California COVID-19 updates on Live Science
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Colorado:
Colorado state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Colorado
Colorado COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Connecticut:
Connecticut state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Connecticut
Connecticut COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Delaware:
Delaware state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Delaware
Delaware COVID-19 updates on Live Science
District of Columbia COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Florida:
Florida state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Florida
Florida COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Georgia:
Georgia state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Georgia
Georgia COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Hawaii:
Hawaii state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Hawaii
Hawaii COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Idaho:
Idaho state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Idaho
Idaho COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Illinois:
Illinois state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Illinois
Illinois COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Indiana:
Indiana state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Indiana
Indiana COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Iowa:
Iowa state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Iowa
Iowa COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Kansas:
Kansas state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Kansas
Kansas COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Kentucky:
Kentucky state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Kentucky
Kentucky COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Louisiana:
Louisiana state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Louisiana
Louisiana COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Maine:
Maine state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Maine
Maine COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Maryland:
Maryland state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Maryland
Maryland COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Department of Health
Local health departments in Massachusetts
Massachusetts COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Michigan:
Michigan state department of health
Local health departments in Michigan
Michigan COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Minnesota:
Minnesota state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Minnesota
Minnesota COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Mississippi:
Mississippi state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Mississippi
Mississippi COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Missouri:
Missouri state department of health
Local health departments in Missouri
Missouri COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Montana:
Montana state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Montana
Montana COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Nebraska:
Nebraska state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Nebraska
Nebraska COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Nevada:
Nevada state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Nevada
Nevada COVID-19 updates on Live Science
New Hampshire:
New Hampshire state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in New Hampshire
New Hampshire COVID-19 updates on Live Science
New Jersey:
New Jersey state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in New Jersey
New Jersey COVID-19 updates on Live Science
New Mexico:
New Mexico state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in New Mexico
New Mexico COVID-19 updates on Live Science
New York:
New York state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in New York
New York COVID-19 updates on Live Science
North Carolina:
North Carolina state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in North Carolina
North Carolina COVID-19 updates on Live Science
North Dakota:
North Dakota state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in North Dakota
North Dakota COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Ohio:
Ohio state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Ohio
Ohio COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Oklahoma
Oklahoma COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Oregon:
Oregon state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Oregon
Oregon COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Rhode Island:
Rhode Island state department of health: coronavirus
Rhode Island COVID-19 updates on Live Science
South Carolina:
South Carolina state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in South Carolina
South Carolina COVID-19 updates on Live Science
South Dakota:
South Dakota state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in South Dakota
South Dakota COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Tennessee:
Tennessee state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Tennessee
Tennessee COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Texas:
Texas state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Texas
Texas COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Utah:
Utah state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Utah
Utah COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Vermont:
Vermont state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Vermont
Vermont COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Virginia:
Virginia state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Virginia
Virginia COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Washington:
Washington state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Washington
(Great resource: Seattle department of health: coronavirus)
Washington COVID-19 updates on Live Science
West Virginia:
West Virginia state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in West Virginia
West Virginia COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Wisconsin:
Wisconsin state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Wisconsin
Wisconsin COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Wyoming:
Wyoming state department of health: coronavirus
Local health departments in Wyoming
Wyoming COVID-19 updates on Live Science
Editor's note: This resource was updated with relevant links. It was first published in February when COVID-19 was just beginning to spread in the U.S. and not all health departments had set up coronavirus-specific webpages.
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