Delta Reprieve, New Cases Plummet 60%.
Coronavirus cases are falling in most parts of America as the Delta variant surge subsides. (NY Times)
“The seven-day average of infections stood at about 69,000 this week, figures show, reflecting a 58 percent drop from the latest surge’s peak around Sept. 13, when the average for that week was 164,475.
The impact of vaccinations is clear in regions with the highest uptake. Puerto Rico recorded a seven-day average of 1,121 new cases on Aug. 23 as it wrestled with delta; that figure had declined to 105 as of Tuesday. About 73 percent of Puerto Ricans are immunized.”
The Unites Stats is in a Covid lull or what can be considered a lull in the spread of the Coronavirus. Hopefully the virus is in full retreat but we have been in this place before and the things can dramatically change very suddenly. After the case count dwindled in the early parts of last summer people began letting their guard down which turned out to be a monumental mistake. Just a few months later many parts of the country were in the worst throws of the pandemic due to the Delta variant surge. Maybe this time will be different.
