The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states in a report that the number of serious cases and deaths of Kovid is decreasing.
There was no apparent change during the Lunar New Year holidays last week, where millions of people turned up again for family gathering
It also marked a sharp decline in the daily Covid mortality rate reported by hospitals - from a peak of 4,300 deaths on 4 January to 896 deaths on 23 January.