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Repost: U.S. COVID-19 cases fall 15% in past week, deaths down for four weeks

September 15, 2020 by Stephen Tauber

(Reuters) – The number of new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the United States fell 15% last week from the previous seven days, and deaths fell for a fourth week in a row, according to a Reuters analysis.

The United States reported on average about 35,000 new cases each day in the week ended Sept. 13, marking the eighth straight week of declines from a peak in July of about 70,000 new cases a day. On average, more than 735 people a day died from COVID-19 last week, with fatalities declining in California and Texas and holding steady in Florida. […]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trends-graphic/u-s-covid-19-cases-fall-15-in-past-week-deaths-down-for-four-weeks-idUSKBN265385