* COVID-19 cases have declined over a two week period for the first time since June
* Experts believe the Delta variant fueled summer surge may be coming to an end after it completes a two-month cycle
* Deaths continue increasing, though, up 50% over the past two weeks
* Hospitalizations are high as well, with more than 100,000 Americans hospitalized and 75% of ICU beds nationwide currently occupied
For the first time in over two months, COVID-19 cases are declining in the United States.
As of September 6, the U.S. is averaging 137,000 new daily cases nationwide, a nine percent decrease from the 151,000 case average two weeks ago on August 24.
It is the first time since June 30 that the national average is lower than the total from two weeks earlier.
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