根据COVID跟踪项目,冠状病毒病例和住院人数自1月中旬达到峰值以来一直在大幅下降。
根据跟踪项目,周日报告了71,844例新病例,比周六报告的病例数减少了近19,000例。健康数据显示,1月份,每日新增病例数超过22.5万。
根据跟踪项目,自1月12日以来,新病例的七天平均值下降了近64%。
“自1月中旬以来,我们看到的病例下降幅度很大,下降幅度远远超过报告的检测数量,”COVID跟踪项目说发微博。
根据跟踪项目,住院人数在过去几周也大幅下降。追踪项目称,有67,023人因新冠肺炎症状住院。
根据健康数据,上个月有超过13万人因该病毒住院。
追踪项目确实注意到,全国病例下降的速度并不一致。
追踪项目在推特上写道:“例如,南卡罗来纳州的下降速度比其他州慢,现在人均病例数在过去一周最多。”
根据健康数据,总体而言,40个州和地区的7天平均新增病例数有所下降,8个州保持不变,南达科他州、内布拉斯加州和阿拉斯加州的新增病例数有所增加。跟踪项目称,45个州和地区的平均住院天数有所下降,其余地区保持不变。
病例数量下降之际,该国正在继续向合格的美国人推出冠状病毒疫苗。截至周日晚上,美国已经注射了52884356剂疫苗,根据美国疾病控制和预防中心的说法
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue massive drop since January peak
Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have been on a major decline since their peak numbers from the middle of January, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
There were 71,844 new cases reported on Sunday, a nearly 19,000 drop from the number of cases reported on Saturday, according to the tracking project. In January, the number of new daily cases reached higher than 225,000, the health data showed.
Since Jan. 12, the seven-day average of new cases has decreased by nearly 64%, according to the tracking project.
"The case declines that we've seen have been massive since mid January, falling far more than the number of tests reported," the COVID Tracking Project tweeted.
Hospitalizations have also taken a considerable dip over the last couple of weeks, according to the tracking project. There were 67,023 people hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms, the tracking project said.
Last month, there were over 130,000 hospitalized with the virus, according to health data.
The tracking project did note that the rate of declining cases has not been uniform across the country.
"South Carolina, for example, has been declining more slowly than other states and now has the most cases per capita over the last week," the tracking project tweeted.
Overall, the seven-day average of new cases has declined in 40 states and territories, remained the same in eight, and increased in three states, South Dakota, Nebraska and Alaska, according to the health data. The seven-day average for hospitalizations has decreased in 45 states and territories and remained the same in the rest, the tracking project said,
The drop in case numbers comes as the country continues to roll out the coronavirus vaccine to eligible Americans. As of Sunday evening, the U.S. has administered 52,884,356 vaccine doses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.