Coronavirus deaths average less than 1,000 over 7 days in the US for the first time in almost a month as infections continue to decline across the country
The average number of Americans dying from COVID-19 over seven days was at 981 on Sunday
It marks the first time the death toll, based on a seven day average, has dropped below 1,000 after plateauing for the past three weeks
Deaths are a lagging indicator and can potentially rise several weeks after new cases start to decline
The number of infections, which are now at an average of 42,600 per day, have continued on a downward trajectory for more than a month after spiking in the Sunbelt states in June and July
The current decline in deaths and cases comes a month after President Donald Trump, who for months refused to publicly wear a mask, urged Americans to cover their faces in public to stop the spread. :toast:
