The US seven-day average death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic fell by 10% last week to about 1,100 per day, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Monday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 01st November, 2021) The US seven-day average death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic fell by 10% last week to about 1,100 per day, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Monday.
"The seven day average of daily deaths is about 1,100 - a decrease of about 10% over the prior week," Walensky told a White House briefing. "The seven day average of hospital admissions (during that same period) was about 5,100 per day and that's a decrease of about 10% over the prior week."
At the end of last week, the seven day average of new COVID-19 cases across the United States was about 69,000 per day, a decrease of about 3% over the previous week, Walensky noted.
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients told the briefing that 70% of all US adults are fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus and the number of adults who had received at least one vaccination shot was now up to 80% or four out of five of the total adult population.
