The seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases in the U.S. last week was the lowest it had been in over a year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A nurse gives a vaccine to a girl at a clinic.
The seven-day average of new cases was 62,556.
The last time the US reported few cases was on July 26, when the country had a seven-day average of 60,000 new infections.
The decrease in case numbers points to the end of the omicron surge, which saw some of the highest case numbers yet.
The seven-day average of daily new deaths remained high at 1,866 Sunday, matching the seven-day average daily deaths that were reported during the peak of the delta wave in September.
Since February 2, when the US saw a high of 2,614 deaths, the number of new deaths has decreased.
797,541. During the peak of the omicron surge on January 15, the average of daily new cases was seven.
Covid-mitigating regulations are dropping as case numbers decline. The CDC said Friday that it would no longer recommend mask wearing indoors except in areas with high levels of severe Covid-19 cases, after several states dropped their indoor and in-school mask mandates. California, Oregon and Washington became the latest states to end their in-school mask requirements. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Sunday that if the current case trends continue, the Big Apple will no longer require vaccine for people in restaurants, bars and other indoor spaces.
CDC significantly loosens mask guidelines.
The vaccine mandate for indoor spaces in New York could be lifted as early as March 7.
The states of California, Oregon, and Washington are ending school mask mandates.
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