New cases of COVID-19 in the United States fell for a fourth week in a row, dropping 17% last week to just under 290,000, the lowest weekly total since September, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county data.
Deaths from COVID-19 fell 1.3% to 4,756 in the week ended May 9, the fewest deaths in a week since July. (Graphic with state-by-state details)
More than a third of the country’s population has been fully vaccinated as of Sunday, and 46% has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The lowest rates of infection based on population were in Oklahoma, California and Mississippi.
The average number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals fell 9%, the second weekly drop in a row.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-us-covid-weekly-cases-fall-lowest-since-september-2021-05-10/
