Jan. 24, 2022
New COVID-19 cases declined in 19 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico for the week that ended Thursday, but weekly new case rates were up 11% in the Midwest, 2% in the South and 3% in Western states. The CDC reported Friday that the nationwide seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases fell 5% from the prior week to 744,616, while average daily deaths were down 0.3% to 1,749.