War News Updates: Covid Cases Are Declining In The U.S., But Deaths Continue To Increase

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Covid Cases Are Declining In The U.S., But Deaths Continue To Increase

Daily Mail: COVID cases drop by a FIFTH in a WEEK as Omicron continues to fade out in US: Deaths have increased by the same percentage in past seven days, but are expected to drop again within weeks

* Covid cases are continuing to fall in the U.S., down 20 percent to 615,958 per day over the past seven days as the virus continues to recede

* A new threat could be around the corner, though, as the BA.2 'stealth' variant of Omicron has been detected in the U.S.

* The new strain has not yet been named a 'variant of concern' by the WHO, but scientists are watching it closely to see if it behaves differently than the original Omicron strain

* Cases are starting to drop in 31 U.S. states, the first time more than half of states are seeing cases drop since the Omicron surge began

Covid cases are continuing to recede in the U.S. - down 20 percent over the past week to 615,958 per day - but health officials warn that the next threat could be around the corner.

Deaths also continue to grow in the U.S., as many are still dying from the virus despite its more mild nature.

The country is averaging 2,314 deaths per day, a staggering 20 percent increase over the past seven days - the most since February 11, 2021 - and the 4,128 deaths added to the ledger on Wednesday being the most since January 12, 2021.

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WNU Editor: It was still a rough day for both cases and deaths yesterday (see below):

COVID CASES USA

686,136 JAN 26 2022

150,638 JAN 26 2021

DEATHS

3,895 JAN 26 2022 4,098

JAN 26 2021

More News On Covid-19 Pandemic In The U.S.

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and the Omicron variant -- CNN

Covid Live Updates -- New York Times

Despite U.S. cases decline, the country doesn't have 'control' of virus, Fauci says -- Washington Post