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Hospitalizations rise in N.Y.C., but stays are shorter and fewer patients are dying.

Hospitalizations have been slowly but steadily rising in New York City, eliciting painful memories of the surge of infections in the spring that killed more than 20,000 people. But this time is different: Patients with serious cases are spending less time in the hospital on average and are less likely to be put on ventilators. And fewer patients are dying.

Paramedic Who Died in Beirut Explosion Is a Symbol of Lebanon’s Grief

Sahar Fares, 27, was planning her wedding. Instead, her family held her funeral after she died in the blast that tore through the city.

Julián Fuks: ‘A Time of Death, the Death of Time,’ a Short Story

New fiction: “At the exact moment of the death of time, if I remember correctly, I was lying in the hammock staring out over nothing but empty streets.” From the magazine’s Decameron Project.

Sérgio Sant’Anna, Brazilian Master of the Short Story, Dies at 78

Mr. Sant’Anna wrote novels and poetry, but was most famous for stories that used a sardonic humor to skewer the fractures within Brazilian society. He died of the coronavirus.

Jerry Stiller, Comedian With Enduring Appeal, Is Dead at 92

In the 1960s, he and his wife, Anne Meara, found success as a comedy team. In the 1990s, he found it again as Frank Costanza on “Seinfeld.”

As Virus Deaths Jump, Boris Johnson’s Press Relations Turn Testy

A strain of populism, similar to that during the Brexit campaign, is visible in the government’s aggressive rebuttals and critiques of the news media.

Gene Deitch, Prolific Animator, Is Dead at 95

In a six-decade career, he created Tom Terrific, revived Tom and Jerry and won an Academy Award for a cartoon based on a Jules Feiffer story.

City Is Short on Supplies as Death Toll Nears 1,400

The death toll in the city is nearing 1,400, and supplies are still badly needed.

Elinor Ross, Met Soprano With Illness-Shortened Career, Dies at 93

In 1970 she stepped in on short notice at the Metropolitan Opera. Nine years later, Bell’s palsy sidelined her.

Kobe Bryant’s Death Cuts Short a Budding Business Career

The N.B.A. great was known for his feats on the court. But he had also been building a reputation as an investor and entrepreneur.