The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to be 23.1 percent of the coronavirus variants circulating in the United States as of March 12, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on March 15.
The United States reported the lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in nearly a year for the week ended May 23, with new infections dropping 26 percent from the previous seven days to just under 180,000, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county data.
U.S. vaccination campaign gains steam as White House speeds shipments
BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), COVID-19 Doses, COVID-19 Vaccinations, COVID-19 Vaccines, Idaho, Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (J&J), Joe Biden, Moderna, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), New Jersey, Pfizer, Reuters, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. government, United States, Vermont, White HouseThe U.S. government hit the accelerator on shipments of Covid-19 vaccines after a month of largely stagnant weekly deliveries, giving states the doses they say they need to finish vaccinating priority groups and open shots to all adults in the coming weeks.
U.S. exceeds 400,000 coronavirus deaths
BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), California, Christmas, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 vaccine rollout, COVID-19 Vaccines, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Joe Biden, Michigan, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Reuters Tally, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, WashingtonThe U.S. coronavirus death toll topped 400,000 on Jan. 19, according to a Reuters tally, as the country hardest hit by the pandemic struggled to meet the demand for vaccines to stem the spread of infection.
U.S. logs 1 million new Covid-19 weekly cases, deaths up 12%
COVID Tracking Project, COVID-19 cases, Covid-19 Data, COVID-19 Deaths, Gretchen Whitmer (Mich.), Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Reuters Analysis, South Dakota, United States, Vermont, WashingtonThe United States recorded more than 1 million new Covid-19 cases in the past week as new infections rose in every state except for Hawaii, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county reports.
New York reports half a million Covid-19 cases as infections surge nationwide
Andrew Cuomo (NY), California, Connecticut, Coronavirus Cases, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 Deaths, Elections, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Northeast, Reuters Analysis, Rhode Island, South Dakota, VermontNew York, the former epicenter of the U.S. Covid-19 pandemic, became the fourth U.S. state to surpass half a million coronavirus cases amid a nationwide surge in infections.
New cases of Covid-19 rose in 27 out of 50 U.S. states in September compared with August, led by an increase of 111% in Wisconsin, according to a Reuters analysis.
Positive Covid-19 test rates top 25% in some U.S. Midwest states
COVID Tracking Project, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 Testing, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Maine, Massachusetts, Midwest, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Reuters Analysis, South Dakota, United States, Vermont, World Health OrganizationThe number of tests coming back positive for Covid-19 is topping 25% in several states in the U.S. Midwest as cases and hospitalizations also surge in the region, according to a Reuters analysis.
Better-than-expected social distancing practices have led an influential research model to lower the projected U.S. coronavirus death toll by 12 percent, while predicting some states may be able to safely begin easing restrictions as early as May 4.