Across the United States, COVID-19 cases rose slightly this past week, while deaths and hospitalizations continued to drop.Yesterday the country recorded 4,574 new COVID-19 cases and 105 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracker.
In total the country has confirmed 33,469,661 cases and 599,924 deaths. This week, milestone 600,000 deaths will likely be met.New daily COVID-19 cases rose by 1.3% in the past week, according to the Washington Post, with new daily deaths falling by 21.8% and COVID-related hospitalizations falling by 10.6%.
Among reported tests, the positivity rate was 2%.States note increases, but report less oftenAt least eight states are recording rising 7-day averages for infection rates over the past 2 weeks,