Covid Deaths Are Now Averaging 1,717 Deaths A Day

Daily Mail: Covid deaths start to steady with the US averaging 1,717 a day despite grim White House projections that at least 60,000 people will die by March: New cases fall 3% as Omicron surge slows 

* Covid deaths in the U.S. are steadying, only increasing 7% over the past two weeks, as it appears the Omicron surge has finally peaked 

* Despite the Omicron having a lower mortality rate - and the growth of deaths starting to slow - the White House unveiled projections on Wednesday that up to 300,000 people would die of Covid in next two months 

* Cases in the U.S. are down 3% over the past week and the nation only logged 1 million cases on Tuesday despite a three day holiday backlog 

* The White House has launched a website where Americans can order free Covid tests online - though it has been plagued by issues - and plans to distribute free N95 masks starting later this week 

The Omicron variant is finally showing signs of receding in the U.S as new daily deaths, the most important metric in the pandemic that often lags behind cases, have steadied over the past week - despite the White House's grim projection that between 60,000 and 300,000 Americans could die from the virus by March. Cases in the U.S. are starting to decline, another sign the peak has been reached. The nation only recorded 1.06 million new cases on Tuesday despite having three days worth of backlogged cases from the holiday weekend. For comparison, the country logged 1.36 million cases on Monday, January 10, despite having only two days worth of backlog to report on that day. 

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WNU Editor: It was not a good day yesterday.  

COVID CASES USA 

1,178,403 JAN 18 2022 

141,133 JAN 18 2021  

DEATHS 

2,990 JAN 18 2022 1,441

JAN 18 2021 

More News On Covid-19 In The U.S.  

Daily Covid cases are now falling in seven U.S. states and no state is recording more than a 300% increase over the past two weeks as Omicron spread begins to slow -- Daily Mail  

COVID cases in US drop 47 percent in a week, according to data -- NYPost  

Omicron might mark the end of Covid-19's pandemic phase -- unless a certain scenario happens, Fauci says -- CNN  

Models predict wave of COVID-19 deaths into March -- The Hill 

US begins offering 1B free COVID tests, but many more needed -- AP