February 17, 2021
New COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to decline
Editor's Note
A US analysis of state and county data shows a 23% drop in new COVID-19 cases, a 16% fall in patients hospitalized, and a 1.8% decline in deaths in the week ending February 14, compared with the previous week, the February 16 Reuters reports.
Nationally, 5.7% of COVID-19 tests came back positive, the lowest level since the week ending October 25, 2020. About 4% of cases are related to a more contagious variant from the United Kingdom.
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