CDC data shows overall COVID-19 cases are dropping in the U.S., but some cases are still rising in some states.
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However, COVID-related deaths are trending upward with the 7-day moving average hovering just below 2,000. That’s an increase from 1,100 in late December. Nationwide, infection rates fell week-over-week in 19 states, with the Northeast, which had seen the biggest numbers of new cases, now seeing a 40 percent drop. Cases are still rising slightly in the Midwest and South, but the pace has slowed down., the state reported fewer than 28,000 new COVID cases Saturday, with a positivity rate of 9.2 percent, the lowest since December 19, and the second day in a row the state's positivity rate dropped below 10 percent.
The state’s seven-day average number of new cases hit another new high, at 18,836, while hospitalizations statewide were down by 115 over the past seven days.Alabama public schools reported more than 26,000 cases of COVID-19 last week, and the outbreaks have prompted some of the state’s largest systems to make a temporary switch to remote learning.
COVID-19 cases in Arizona and California have slightly dipped, according to CDC data, suggesting the states may have seen their peaks. as the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread. Starting Monday, students must wear "well-fitted, non-cloth masks with a nose wire" at all times, including outdoors, the district announced.
Health officials in Washington state said that residents will soon be able to order free at-home COVID-19 tests through a new state website. Once the state’s website launches, each household will be able to order one testing kit, which includes four to five tests, and the kits are expected to arrive within one to two weeks, said Lacy Fehrenbach, the state’s deputy secretary for COVID-19 response.