To be sure, cases are rising in the majority of states with 23 reporting record-high infection levels as of Sunday.
"There will come a time when we can say it's all over," Gov. Kathy Hochul said at a press conference Friday."We're not there yet, but boy, it's on the horizon and we've waited a long time for that."
And in neighboring Maryland, daily infections hit a pandemic high on Jan. 8 but are down 27% from a week ago. Cases are also falling in South Africa and the United Kingdom, which are being closely watched as potential indications of what could happen in the U.S since they both experienced earlier surges. Hopkins data shows average daily infections are down 80% in South Africa from its peak on Dec. 17 and 42% in the U.K. from that country's peak on Jan. 5, though there is no guarantee the U.S. will follow the same trajectory.
That rise is particularly visible in Western states, where average daily cases are showing some signs of slowing but have still grown 14% over the past week. That has led to a"skyrocketing" of Covid admissions at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Los Angeles, Dr.
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