COVID-19 deaths in United States hit lowest mark in 10 months

COVID-19 deaths in the US have hit their lowest level in 10 months, with an average of 600 per day.

The last time the death count was this low was early July, before a second wave in the pandemic saw fatalities climb to an average of more than 3,400 a day in mid-January.

With vaccination efforts helping stamp out the virus, more than half of states have seen deaths drop to the single digits or even zero on some days.

Kansas reported no new virus-related fatalities from Friday through Monday,...