COVID-19 Cases in US Below 50K for 7 Days

US has reported 46,754 new coronavirus cases, marking the seventh consecutive day the daily count fell below 50,000 since August 16.

It is the first time that daily cases have dropped under 50,000 for a whole week since summer outbreaks //in July, reports Xinhua news agency.

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‘In the US there are more than 10 states reporting growing COVID-19 cases, based on a seven-day moving average to smooth out daily reporting, according to a CNBC analysis. ’

"I think we're seeing progress over the last four weeks, I hope that progress will continue, but I think none of us should turn away from the recognition that it's key each of us recognize we want to make sure Covid-19 stops with us," Xinhua news agency quoted CDC Director Robert Redfield as saying.

"This week, for the first time in more than two months, all our major COVID-19 metrics improved at the same time," said a new report of The Covid-19 Tracking Project on Saturday.

Tests rose as cases fell - a strong indication that the virus transmission across the country may be decreasing, according to the report.

COVID-19 in US: Coronavirus Cases Surpass 2.5 Million
A report says that in the US, the number of COVID-19 cases has topped 2.5 million on Saturday.

Hospitalizations fell for the third week straight, but deaths remained above 1,000 a day on average.

Nationally, the number of infected peoplein the hospital is down more than 27 per cent from the peak on July 23, said the report.

COVID-19 in US: Deaths Top 110,000
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the US topped 110,000 on Sunday, reaching 110,028, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Amid positive trend at the national level, experts remain concerned that many Midwestern states, including Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, North Dakota and South Dakota, are witnessing a rise in cases.

The decline of new cases came as universities and schools across the US grapple with returning students to the classroom safely.

Death Toll From COVID-19 in US Crossed 16,500: White House
Age-wise testing data is released from the White House on a day when America's death toll from COVID-19 crossed the 16,500 mark. The number of confirmed cases is more than 462,000.

So far, at least three dozen states have reported coronavirus cases on college campuses, according to an ABC News report.

As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases in the US stood at 5,666,121, while the fatalities rose to 176,345, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

The two tallies currently account for the world's highest, making the US the worst-affected country globally.

Source-IANS