The summer surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta (B1617.2) variant may be tapering off after causing the fourth wave of heightened pandemic activity in the United States.The 7-day average of new daily COVID-19 cases is 118,015, with 1,996 deaths, according to the Washington Post tracker.
In the past week, new daily cases fell 20%, deaths fell 0.8%, and hospitalizations fell 8.9%.According to NBC News, the drop in COVID-19 cases over the last week is the longest sustained decline in cases in nearly 3 months.
NBC said the fourth wave likely peaked on Sep 13, when the 7-day average of cases at 166,807.Though new case counts and hospitalizations seems to be declining, experts warned the peak deaths caused by this wave are still likely 2