On Friday, a total of 164,665 new infections were reported, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, which much lower than the 274,703 infections that were recorded just three weeks ago.
What's more, the seven-day rolling average of new cases currently sits at 158,739, a 30 percent decline from the average three weeks weeks earlier, a DailyMail.com analysis shows.
Even though deaths remain high, public health experts have been seen newly confirmed cases and hospitalizations falling over the last several weeks.
In the last week the state averaged about 21,000 new cases per day, more than 5,000 fewer than the prior week.
There are currently 1,016 patients hospitalized with the virus, and the state appears to be on track to be below coronavirus hospitalizations for the first time since November 24.Meanwhile, there were 1,426 new cases reported on Thursday, marking a more than 5.5 percent increase over the last seven days.
In Rhode Island, another state trending upward, 745 new cases were reported on Thursday, indicating a 4.6 percent increase over the last seven days.
In Alabama, 3,648 new cases were recorded on Thursday, marking a 4.7 percent increase over the last seven days.
Friday, January 29, 2021
Coronavirus infections have plummeted by 30% over the last three weeks
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