New Covid-19 infection levels in the U.S. are showing the earliest signs of improvement. The national seven-day average of daily new infections now stands at 172,118 as of Monday, according to a CNBC analysis of Johns Hopkins University data. That's an all-time record, but only 11% higher than the prior week. Average daily new infections had been posting roughly 30% weekly growth before beginning to taper off late last week. It's possible rising demand for Covid tests ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday is slowing turnaround and reporting, but for the moment new case tallies appear to be slowing.
Here are some of the biggest developments Tuesday:
- UK cuts strict quarantine policy to five days, if travelers get a negative Covid test
- With U.S. hospitals overrun, surgeon general urges Americans to 'hold on'
- With Covid vaccine in sight, investors wonder if retail's stay-at-home trends will last
- U.S. to test run vaccine distribution networks as it awaits FDA clearance
The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University:
- Global cases: More than 59.37 million
- Global deaths: At least 1.39 million
- U.S. cases: More than 12.43 million
- U.S. deaths: At least 257,991