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Coronavirus cases fall as vaccinations ramp up

Data: The COVID Tracking Project, state health departments; Map: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios

New coronavirus infections fell by 16% over the past week — the third straight week of significant improvement.

Yes, but: The U.S. is still averaging roughly 165,000 new cases per day, meaning the virus is still spreading largely unchecked. And the rise of more contagious variants will ensure that Americans’ risk remains high.


Details: In 41 states, the average number of new daily cases was lower over the past week than the week before. No states got worse.

  • Nationwide, new cases are now at about the same level they were at in mid-December — down from their peak, but still a lot.

What’s next: If Americans can accelerate this progress, we’ll reduce the number of people who die before vaccines become universally available.

  • But that will be a challenge, given the country’s track record and the continued spread of more easily transmissible variants.

Each week, Axios tracks the change in new infections in each state. We use a seven-day average to minimize the effects of day-to-day discrepancies in states’ reporting.

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Elon Musk suspends Tesla purchases with bitcoin

Consumers can no longer buy Tesla vehicles with bitcoin, CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter Wednesday.

What he's saying: Musk cited the environmental concerns associated with bitcoin — the cryptocurrency has a massive carbon footprint — as his reasoning behind Wednesday's decision.

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"No more lies": What drove Cubans to protest

Data: Proyecto Inventario; Map: Will Chase/Axios

Sara Naranjo, 88, took to Cuba's streets this past week because she is "done with being hungry, unemployed, without water, without power." Naranjo is one of thousands of Cubans to take part in what activists said were the largest anti-government protests on the island in decades.

What's happening: People like Naranjo, who remembers Cuba before the revolution, joined thousands of younger Cubans, who have only known Communism, in the massive street protests despite their fear of the government’s harsh response.

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