WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - U.S. Covid deaths reduced by 36 percent in two weeks, according to the latest New York Times tally. The current weekly average is 830.
With 1036 deaths reporting on Thursday, total U.S. Covid casualties reached 975,862.
With 44178 new cases of coronavirus infection recorded from across the country on the same day, the national total increased to 79,888,843, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
Texas reported the most number of cases - 6131 - while Ohio reported most casualties - 185.
Just 20,123 patients are remaining in the country's hospitals for treatment for the viral disease. Hospital admissions reduced by 38 percent in two weeks.
There is also a concurrent reduction in the number of patients admitted in intensive care units - 43 percent within a fortnight. I.C.U. admissions dropped to 3,398.
63,824,394 people have so far recovered from the disease, the Worldometer tally shows.
As per the latest data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 217,271,157 Americans, or 65.4 percent of the eligible population, have been administered both doses of Covid vaccine so far. This includes 89 percent of people above 65.
44.6 percent of the eligible population, or 96,999,241 people, have already received a booster dose that is recommended to provide additional protection from the killer virus.
5306 deaths were reported globally on Thursday, taking the total number of people who lost their lives due to the pandemic so far to 6,110,984.
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