COVID-19 deaths reported daily fell to its lowest point in the year on Sundays

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The number of COVID-19 deaths per day in the US fell to its lowest point in more than a year on Sunday, with the country documenting 222 fatalities.

The US saw its toll drop from 676 fatalities on Saturday, according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University. The data shows that the number of daily deaths reached its lowest point since the pandemic began on March 23, 2020, when 192 deaths were documented.

The death toll on Sunday is down from the seven-day average for fatalities through Saturday of 804 deaths per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That is a decrease from 968 the previous week.

The low death rate for Sunday could also reflect different reporting patterns of COVID-19 state and county statistics over the weekend, according to The New York Times. The data from Johns Hopkins University typically shows a drop in deaths on Saturday and Sunday.

CDC Director Rochelle Walenksy said the seven-day average for deaths had dropped compared to data from last week during a briefing from the White House’s COVID-19 response team.

But she warned that the country is entering the fourth week of “increased trends and cases,” including CDC data documenting a seven-day average of about 64,000 cases and 4,970 hospital admissions per day.

The news comes while Walensky is balanced warn of the risks that are still present in the pandemic and express encouragement on the progress of the vaccination efforts over the past few days.

“While we look at this increased number of cases with concern, the good news is that millions of Americans are getting closer to getting vaccinated every day,” she said during Monday’s briefing.

Health officials celebrated Monday that nearly a quarter of American adults, nearly 60 million, have been fully vaccinated, with 40 percent of adults receiving at least one dose.

Last week, Walensky warned of “impending doom,” as COVID-19 cases increased when people don’t follow health precautions.

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