The daily case rate in February was 58% lower than in December.
The US recorded over 28 million coronavirus cases and more than 500,000 deaths from the start of the pandemic to the end of February. About 2.3 million new cases, or 83,600 per day, were confirmed in February, down from 6.1 million, or 196,900 per day, in January.
Cases declined in every state between January and February. California, which had 998,000 new cases in January, had 232,200 new cases in February — a 77% drop. Vermont had the smallest decline, with 29% fewer new cases in February (3,200) than January (4,600).
