Covid-19 Cases, Death Rates Are Declining Six Months Into Pandemic
9/11/20
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from The Wall Street Journal,
9/9/20:
The U.S. is catching its breath after a punishing six months of the coronavirus pandemic, with the daily death toll from Covid-19 declining in the wake of summertime outbreaks in Sunbelt states like Florida and Texas.
Labor Day weekend brought with it end-of-summer gatherings, families embarking on modified summer travel and more fitness facilities and restaurants welcoming customers.
“As activity comes back and people are less cautious, and as seasonality rolls in, we’ll see it ticking up again,” said Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
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