Here’s what’s happening Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — The deadliest month of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.
has drawn to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, as vaccinations are picking up.
The question is whether the nation can stay ahead of the fast-spreading mutations of the virus. The U.S. death toll has climbed past 440,000, with more than 95,000 lives lost in January alone.
Deaths are running at about 3,150 per day on average, down by about 200 from their peak in mid-January. — The coronavirus pandemic has cut instruction time in the nation’s schools by as much as half, and many middle school and high school teachers have