COVID-19 metrics in the United States fell to the levels seen during the initial stages of the pandemic.
New cases and deaths recorded on Sunday and Memorial Day were the lowest in more than a year.
While 131 new deaths and 7428 new cases were reported on Sunday, the figures were 150 and 5235 respectively, the following day. These are far lower than the current weekly averages in both metrics.
With this, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the U.S. increased to 34,113,14, and the total COVID death toll in the country reached 609,767.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.