Covid Cases Fall in 46 States, But Biden Warns of More Death

Covid-19 cases are declining in 46 states, reducing pressure on long-burdened hospitals. But the U.S. hasn’t yet seen the full fallout from the earlier infections, and deaths are likely to keep mounting at a brisk pace.

In 42 of those states, the seven-day case average has fallen more than 10% from a week earlier, while the other four had more modest drops, according to Covid Tracking Project data. Overall, the U.S. seven-day average is down 20% from a week ago, to 192,825, because the drop is much greater in some states -- down 39% in Missouri, for instance.