The New York Times (10/6, Hassan) reports, “New coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths are falling as the United States begins to recover from a persistent summer surge that strained hospitals across the country and killed over 100,000 Americans in just three and a half months.” A

As of Tuesday, “virus cases in the United States had averaged more than 101,000 a day for the past week, a 24% decrease from two weeks ago. Reported new deaths are down 12%, to 1,829 a day,” while hospitalizations have fallen 20% “and are averaging below 75,000 a day for the first time since early August.” At the same time, however, “health officials…said the pandemic remained a potent threat.”

Paul Goldfinger, MD