According to Johns Hopkins University, the United States has recorded 702,444 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began more than 18 months ago. The country has seen 43,799,517 COVID-19 cases in total.

Yesterday US officials reported 25,215 new COVID-19 cases and 237 deaths.

The 7-day average of new daily cases is 106,725, with 1,907 daily deaths, according to the Washington Post tracker. In the past week, new daily cases fell 9.6%, deaths fell 4.5%, and hospitalizations fell 11.2%.