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| It's been exactly a year since the U.S. passed 1 million known cases of COVID-19. |
| Now, the nation has reported a staggering total of more than 32 million infections. But the latest numbers also show the U.S. pandemic could finally be easing, according to Johns Hopkins University data. |
| Potential surges may have collapsed in nearly all states. But at least three – Colorado, Oregon and Washington – are bucking the downward trend, instead struggling with persistently rising cases. |
| It's Wednesday, and this is the Coronavirus Watch from the USA TODAY Network. Here's more news you need to know: |
| • | Fully vaccinated adults 65 years and older were 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than people of the same age who were not vaccinated, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. | | • | Children as young a 6 months old are now taking part in trials studying the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, ABC News reports. | | • | The Massachusetts attorney general is calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for public employees, saying it is a matter of public safety. | | • | India surpassed 200,000 deaths Wednesday. Last March, when COVID-19 arrived in India, the country of 1.4 billion people quickly went into lockdown for two months, keeping infection rates under tight control. Now, the country's health care system is completely overwhelmed. Here's what happened. | |
| Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 32.1 million COVID-19 cases and 573,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, there have been more than 149 million cases and more than 3.1 million deaths. Nearly 43% of people in the U.S. have received at least one vaccine shot, and more than 29% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. |
| See the numbers in your area here. Check out where cases are rising here. See how many vaccines your state has received here. And here, compare vaccinations rates worldwide and see which countries are using which vaccines. |
| – Grace Hauck, USA TODAY breaking news reporter, @grace_hauck |
 | | SOURCE U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | | Teresa Lo, USA TODAY | |
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