US Coronavirus Cases Drop to Lowest Level in More Than 2 Months

The number of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. has decreased to the lowest level in more than two months, The Wall Street Journal reports.

According to data by Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. logged 34,567 new cases on Sunday. That marked the ninth straight day with fewer than 50,000 new cases in the country, according to the Journal.

The lowest number of cases reported prior to Sunday was back on June 22 when the country had 30,536 new cases. The number of new cases reported Sunday was also less than the 44,572 cases reported on Saturday.

But according to the Journal, case counts tend to dip at the start of the week.

When looking at the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases, the number of new cases is also dropping.

The seven-day average of new cases through Sunday totaled 42,638, which is lower than the two-week average of over 46,915. The country’s seven-day average has been less than its two-week average for almost a month, according to the Journal.

But the decrease in numbers could also be related to a drop in testing across the country. The seven-day average of tests in the U.S. fell to 674,235 on Aug. 23 from 785,019 a month earlier.

Total infections in the U.S. have surpassed 5.7 million, according to Johns Hopkins. 

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