US gives first vaccine dose to more than 96 million people

01-04-2021 11:55 HKT

More than 96 million people, or 28.9 percent of the U.S. population, have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some 53.4 million people, or 16.1 percent of the population, have completed their vaccination, Ap reports.

Patients: The seven-day rolling average for daily new patients in the U.S. increased over the past two weeks from 54,799 on March 16 to 66,875 on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Deaths: The seven-day rolling average for daily new deaths in the U.S. decreased over the past two weeks decreased from 1,275 on March 16 to 994 on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Bonnie McBrome, right, and her brother Erwin Bryan, left, emotionally embrace their father Doyle Bryan, 86, for the first time since restrictions were put in place as loved ones begin in person family visits at Westbury Medical Care and Rehab on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Jackson, Georgia. The facility was one of the hardest hit in Georgia losing 34 residents and a staff member.