New cases of COVID-19 plummet to their lowest levels since last June with fewer than 30,000 cases a day as U.S. population approaches 50 percent being vaccinated against the virus
The U.S. is seeing fewer than 30,000 new cases or coronavirus a day for the first time since last June
Death rate from the virus is now at its lowest point since last July with conditions continuing to improve
Almost 50 percent of American adults have received at least one vaccine shot although the pace is slowing
California, the most populous U.S. state with some 40 million people, was the first to impose statewide stay-at-home orders but will now fully reopen by June 15