The US reported +2,246 new coronavirus deaths today, bringing the total to 523,082. The 7-day moving average fell back to 2,033 deaths per day. 
The US had +80,625 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 29.1 million. The 7-day moving average declined slightly to just over 71,000 new cases per day.
The number of active cases in the US has gradually fallen back below 9.1 million.
20 US states had over 1,000 new cases today, of which 4 had over 5,000. New York led the pack with over 8,000 new cases, followed by Texas which also had over 8,000.
This nytimes.com map shows where COVID-19 has still be spreading most rapidly in the US, over the past week: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
The number of people hospitalized in the US due to COVID-19 fell to 51,116 today, its lowest level since Election Day, November 3.
The positive test rate nationwide declined to 4.7% today.
The US administered a record 2.2 million vaccine shots today, bringing the total to 70.5 million, or 21.2 doses per 100 people. The 7-day moving average rose to 1.45 million shots per day. 14.2% of Americans have received at least one shot; 6.8% are now fully vaccinated.
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