US COVID-19 deaths up to 2,259 per day: Daily Mail

LONDON - The seven-day average of COVID-19 deaths in the United States is increasing at a worrying rate, hitting 2,259 on Wednesday, the highest level since last winter's surge, the Daily Mail said in a recent report.

Meanwhile, daily cases have dropped by 13 percent during the same period, down to 639,723 per day, said the newspaper, citing data from Johns Hopkins University.

While cases are declining in the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, warned that it is too early to totally "return to normal", the report said.

The high volume of COVID-19 cases can still strain hospital systems and cause deaths to rise to worrying levels, it added.

Another threat could be around the corner as well.

Across the pond in Britain, a sub-variant of Omicron that is believed to be even more infectious is starting to spread. While it still accounts for less than 1 percent of sequenced cases in the nation, officials are on alert for the new "stealth" strain that can not be detected by PCR tests, according to the report.