Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates March 15, 2021

Weekly deaths linked to COVID-19 fell 16% from 13,089 last week to 10,888, which are among the lowest figures seen since Thanksgiving

The U.S. saw an 8.3% decline in new weekly coronavirus cases from 416,351 new infections last week to 381,549 his week 

Daily Mail: Weekly COVID-19 deaths fall to below 11,000 - their lowest since Thanksgiving - but experts warn daily cases plateauing and emergence of variants in every state could lead to another surge 

 * Weekly deaths linked to COVID-19 fell 16% from 13,089 last week to 10,888, which are among the lowest figures seen since Thanksgiving 

 * The U.S. saw an 8.3% decline in new weekly coronavirus cases from 416,351 new infections last week to 381,549 his week 

 * On Sunday, the U.S. recorded 52,642 new cases and 1,701 fatalities, with seven-day rolling averages hitting a plateau of 54,000 cases and 1,500 deaths, respectively 

 * Experts fear the country could see another surge in cases due the plateau and because coronavirus variants have been identified in every state 

 * Florida has the most with cases, with more than 700 linked to the UK, South African and Brazilian variants as maskless spring breakers hit beaches 

 * Public health officials including Dr Anthony Fauci say the best way to beat back the threat of variants is to get as many people vaccinated as soon as possible 

Weekly totals of coronavirus cases and deaths in the United States are continuing to slowly decline, but experts worry that plateauing figures, and the emergence of variants, could undo the progress the country has made. 

Over the last seven days, the nation has reported 381,549 new infections, marking the fourth day in a row weekly cases have been below 400,000. It also represents a 8.3 percent decline in the weekly totals, dropping from 416,351 last week, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of Johns Hopkins data. 

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WNU Editor: I would like to think that the vaccination program is having an impact. But fears on Covid-19 variants are justified, and there is a very real possibility of another wave .... US Covid-19 cases have flattened. Here's why that may predict another surge, expert says (CNN). One only needs to look at Europe to be worried .... A Third Covid-19 Wave Is Now Sweeping Across The EU (March 14, 2021). 

Update: This debate is just starting .... Virus tolls similar despite governors’ contrasting actions (AP).