Prognosis

Covid Optimists See U.S. Nearing Delta Peak, But Risks Abound

Cases are down 12% from peak in early delta surge states
Deaths top 1,000 two days in a row for first time since March

WATCH: Johns Hopkins’s Andrew Pekosz discusses the trajectory of U.S. delta variant infections.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Jonathan Levin

August 23, 2021 at 3:52 PM UTC

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Covid-19 cases are falling in many of the original delta-variant hot spots in the U.S. That means the rest of the country could soon follow, dodging the mass hospitalizations and surging deaths seen recently in Florida and the Deep South.

Maybe.