America’s sixth Covid wave is already slowing down, experts say, as cases plateau eight days after Memorial Day celebrations which some feared would re-ignite a surge and the test positivity rate falls.
Statistics from health departments around America showed the seven-day average for daily infections fell for the second day in a row Wednesday to 105,000. Figures hit a peak of 120,000 per day on June 6.
The test positivity rate — proportion of swabs that pick up the virus