New US COVID-19 cases drop for fifth week in a row, deaths decline

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The number of new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the United States fell 17per cent last week, the fifth straight week of declines, ...

Demonstrators march to honor people who have died during the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Manhattan, New York, on Aug 21, 2020. NEW YORK: The number of new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the United States fell 17 per cent last week, the fifth straight week of declines, according to a Reuters tally of state and county reports.

The United States still has the worst outbreak in the world, accounting for a quarter of the global total of 23 million cases. The United States tested on average 675,000 people a day last week, down from a peak in late July of over 800,000 people a day.

 

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