First Lady Jill Biden left isolation on Sunday, after testing negative for COVID, the New York Times and other media outlets reported. Biden tested positive a week ago while on vacation in South Carolina. “After isolating for five days and receiving negative results from two consecutive Covid-19 tests, the first lady will depart South Carolina later today for Delaware,” said a statement from her communications director. The news comes as U.S. known cases of COVID are continuing to ease, although the true tally is likely higher given how many people are testing at home, where the data are not being collected. The daily average for new cases stood at 95,156 on Sunday, according to a New York Times tracker, down 19% from two weeks ago to the lowest level seen since mid-May. The daily average for hospitalizations was down 7% at 40,375, while the daily average for deaths is down 7% to 460. Globally, the confirmed case tally rose above 596.2 million on Monday, according to data aggregated by Johns 2Hopkins, while the death toll is above 6.45 million with the U.S. leading the world with 93.6 million cases and 1,041,049 deaths.
AUDUSD maintains its upward momentum
The Federal Reserve interest rate change and stabilising unemployment in Australia supported the Australian dollar. Find out more in our analysis for 19 September 2024.
