The seven-day average of new Coronavirus infections in the United States has fallen to a number not seen since the delta surge of last summer began to die down, though cases remain higher than during much of the pandemic.
The country had an average of 153,029 cases per day as of Monday, according to tracking by The Washington Post. Thatâs lower than the highest seven-day average during the delta variant surge, the 165,187 recorded on Sept. 1. It is also a sharp decline from the pandemic high of 807,897 reached Jan. 22.
Although case counts are lower than in December and January, when the even more contagious omicron variant sent infections soaring, they remain elevated.
Deaths, which lag behind cases, also appear to be coming down from the highs of the omicron surge.
