Since President Biden’s inauguration, the infection rates in the COVID pandemic have plummeted by between 30 and 40 percent, a statistic that stands opposed to Joe Biden’s prediction of a “dark winter.” Reports of COVID infections and hospitalizations are on the decline around the world. Cases of the virus are down 30 percent from last in the United States alone. The United States averaged 141,146 cases per day over the past week. This is a 30 percent decline from the average two weeks ago.
The nation’s weekly average has leveled under 150,000 cases per day for the first time since November. John Hopkins University indicated a seven-day rolling average culminating in a near 40% decline. As only 8 percent of the population in the US has received at least a first dose of any of the vaccines- and this is most healthcare and front line workers, vaccine administration doesn’t appear to play into the decline in cases. Read more…
