For the first time since November, average new daily coronavirus infections in the U.S. fell under 100,000–well below the average infection rate in December and January, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The seven day average of new infections dropped below 100,000 on Friday, continuing at that level through Sunday, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. Researchers reported 83,321 new infections and 3,361 new deaths Sunday.
These figures are well below the average daily infection rate of 200,000 for December and nearly 250,000 in January.
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