Daily Covid-19 cases have been continuing a steady rise since June 20. The current 7-day moving average as of July 14 at 33,292, or just above the first wave peak in April 2020, according to CDC data.
Given the mountainous 7-day averages of more than 251,204 on January 11, 2021, that may seem small. And there are more than 160.4 million people in the country fully vaccinated. However, the US population is more than 332.5 million with about 55.8% receiving at least one dose and 48.3% fully vaccinated. Despite this progress, the new Delta variant is speeding across the country and even leaving dead some who were supposedly protected.
That raises the question of whether the assumptions earlier this year of an economic rebound—some even predicted a super bounce—were premature.
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