ATLANTA — ATLANTA (AP) — Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States have dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months. But experts cautioned Sunday that infections remain high and precautions to slow the spread must remain in place. The seven-day rolling average of new infections was well above 200,000 for much of December and went to roughly 250,000 in January, according to data kept by Johns Hopkins University, as the pandemic came roaring back after it had been tamed in some places over the summer. That average dropped below 100,000 on Friday for the first time since Nov. 4. It stayed below 100,000 on Saturday.
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FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2020 file photo, manager Yllka Murati waits for a delivery driver to pick up takeout orders at the Penrose Diner in south Philadelphia. Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline in the U.S. after a winter surge. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in the country dropped below 100,000 on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, for the first time since November 4. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Posted at 9:15 AM, Feb 14, 2021
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