Headline Roundup • May 22nd, 2021
US Daily New COVID-19 Cases Drop Below 30,000
Summary from the AllSides News Team
On Thursday, daily new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. fell below 30,000 for the first time since June 2020. There were 29,128 new virus cases and 669 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. on Thursday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University; the seven-day average dropped to 27,815 on Friday, according to data compiled by The Washington Post.
Coverage from across the spectrum tended to note Americans' growing optimism at the COVID-19 numbers while still highlighting public health guidelines.
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Washington Post
For the first time in 11 months, the daily average of new coronavirus infections in the United States has fallen below 30,000 amid continuing signs that most communities across the nation are emerging from the worst of the pandemic.
The seven-day average dipped to 27,815 on Friday, the lowest since June 22 and less than a tenth of the infection rate during the winter surge, according to state health department data compiled by The Washington Post.
The pandemic map remains speckled with hot spots, including parts of the Deep South, the Rocky Mountains and...
The Hill
The U.S.'s daily COVID-19 cases on Thursday fell below 30,000 for the first time since June.
There were 29,128 new reported coronavirus cases in the U.S. on Thursday, a Wall Street Journal analysis of Johns Hopkins University data showed. There were 669 deaths from the virus recorded that day.
Over the past two weeks, the national average has been 32,256 new cases per day.
Fox News Digital
New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus.
As cases, hospitalizations and deaths steadily dropped this week, pre-pandemic life in America has largely resumed. Hugs and unmasked crowds returned to the White House, a Mardi Gras-style parade marched through Alabama's port city of Mobile, and even states that have stuck to pandemic-related restrictions readied to drop them. However, health experts also cautioned that not enough Americans have been...
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