Topline The U.S. added fewer than 30,000 new Covid cases over the past day—the fewest since early September, according to Johns Hopkins University, as the fourth American Covid surge appears finally to be dying down. More than 100 million have now been fully vaccinated in the United States. getty Key Facts There were 29,367 cases added over the past day, Johns Hopkins reported—the lowest daily case increase since September 8. New cases have been steadily declining over the past few weeks, after peaking at an average of more than 70,000 a day in mid-April during the height of the fourth U.S. coronavirus surge. Hospitalizations and deaths lag behind changes in new case counts, but both of those metrics are also showing declines. According to a New York Times tracker, hospitalizations were at 41,929 on April 29 (the most recent date stats are available), down from a high of 47,643 on April 14. The seven-day average for deaths is now at 694, according to the Times, putting the death count back on a declining track after a brief rise to more tha… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Covid Surge Finally Dying? U.S. Reports Fewest New Cases In Almost Eight Months
