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COVID-19 is close to losing its epidemic status in the U.S., according to the CDC

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The percentage of coronavirus deaths in the country has been declining for ten straight weeks.Updated: July 14, 2020 - 6:49pmCoronavirus deaths in the country have nearly reached a level where the virus will cease to qualify as an epidemic under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rules, the federal agency reported on Friday.&nbsp;The CDC&nbsp;qualifies a disease outbreak as an "epidemic" if the number of deaths attributable to the disease exceeds a certain percentage of total deaths per week. That threshold for pneumonia, influenza and COVID-19&nbsp;fluctuates slightly depending on the time of year, ranging from around 7% at the height of flu season to around 5% during less virulent months.&nbsp;&nbsp;that deaths from those ailments began skyrocketing in the country around the second week of March, hitting a peak around early May and then plummeting quickly after that.&nbsp;&nbsp;show that the percentage of deaths&nbsp;in the country attributable to those factors&nbsp;had&nbsp;as of the last week in June reached its lowest point since the end of last year, becoming "equal to the [current] epidemic threshold of 5.9%," the CDC said.&nbsp;The agency notes that the official tally of deaths&nbsp;"will likely change as more death certificates are processed, particularly for recent weeks." Yet the number of deaths attributable to COVID-19, pneumonia and influenza have been declining for 10 straight weeks, the agency said on its website. This suggests COVID-19 may cease to qualify as an epidemic&nbsp;in the next few weeks.&nbsp;The welcome news comes as fear over a "second wave" of the virus has gripped the U.S., with some states experiencing fresh surges of COVID-19 along with increased hospitalizations.&nbsp;Though infections are significantly up in some places, deaths throughout the country , due likely to several factors including a younger cohort of infections as well as improved treatment methods.&nbsp;

The percentage of coronavirus deaths in the country has been declining for ten straight weeks.Updated: July 14, 2020 - 6:49pmCoronavirus deaths in the country have nearly reached a level where the virus will cease to qualify as an epidemic under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rules, the federal agency reported on Friday.&nbsp;The CDC&nbsp;qualifies a disease outbreak as an "epidemic" if the number of deaths attributable to the disease exceeds a certain percentage of total deaths per week. That threshold for pneumonia, influenza and COVID-19&nbsp;fluctuates slightly depending on...

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