Friday, February 19, 2021

US COVID-19 deaths remain high despite falling cases

US COVID-19 deaths remain high despite falling cases

Several states, including New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, are starting to relax COVID-19 restrictions amid the decline in new cases and hospitalizations, but experts said Americans should remain cautious and be prepared for another surge due to the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, particularly the B.1.1.7 variant, which have been detected in 33 states. New CDC records showed almost 28 million people, or around 8.5% of the US population, have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and though new infections and hospitalizations are falling, the daily COVID-19 deaths have remained relatively high for weeks, reaching 4,805 fatalities on Thursday, the most number of deaths in a single day.

Full Story: CNN (2/5) 


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