By David Hall
Coronavirus cases recently reported in the U.S. have dropped to less than 40,000 for the first time in a week as vaccine production gains momentum.
The United States reported more than 33,000 new cases on Sunday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, published Monday morning. The data can be updated later. Sunday’s figure was a decline from the 55,285 cases reported the previous day and also from the more than 38,000 new cases reported the previous week.
The country recorded 430 deaths at Covid-19 on Sunday, the lowest number of daily deaths since October 12. The total death toll in the country reached 542,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins.
The decline in cases and deaths occurs as vaccine manufacturers Covid-19 are increasing production, producing far more doses per week than at the beginning of the year, a progress that is accelerating mass vaccination campaigns in the U.S.
Nearly a quarter of the United States population received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and an average of 2.5 million doses per day were administered last week, according to an analysis by the Wall Street Journal of data from the Centers for Disease Control. Disease Control and Prevention.
Vaccination levels vary by state. More than 30% of residents in New Mexico, Alaska and South Dakota received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 18.8% of Georgia residents received a single injection, according to CDC data.
Meanwhile, the city of Miami Beach is entering the week with an evening curfew and other restrictions designed to curb parties that local officials feared would lead to an escalation of violence and hamper efforts to eliminate Covid-19 cases. Visitors from around the world – in addition to the usual college crowd on spring break – have invaded the area in recent weeks, officials said on Sunday. Miami-Dade County has reported a total of 434,352 cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, the highest total of any county in Florida, according to data from Johns Hopkins.