The news comes as U.S. cases are averaging 111,512 a day, up 1% from two weeks ago, according to a New York Times tracker. The country is averaging 28,833 hospitalizations a day, up 11% from two weeks ago. The daily death toll has fallen to 344 on average, down 5% from two weeks ago. On a global basis, total cases are now above 533.6 million. Total deaths are above 6.3 million, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, with the U.S. still leading the way with 85.2 million cases and 1,010,520 deaths.

Source: New York Times June 09, 2022 10:15 UTC