As New COVID-19 Cases Decline in New York, the Rest of the Nation Is Going the Opposite Direction

The number of new daily coronavirus cases continues to fall in virus-ravaged New York, but they’re climbing in the rest of the U.S. as some states have begun rolling back lockdown restrictions.

Drawing on data compiled by John Hopkins University, TIME charted new daily cases using a seven-day rolling average, to account for lags in reporting. Based on this analysis, for nearly the last two weeks, New York has seen a steady decline in the number of new COVID-19 diagnoses. There were about 3,850 new cases on May 1 compared with about 9,900 at its peak on April 7.

But new daily cases have been steadily increasing throughout the rest of the country. On May 1, the number of new cases in the nation, excluding New York, spiked at about 23,600, the highest yet. Continue reading.