The United States reported a 12 percent decline in new cases of the CCP virus last week, according to a Reuters analysis of state, county, and CDC data. New infections have dropped for eight weeks in a row, averaging 60,000 new COVID-19 cases, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, per day for the week ended March 7. Deaths linked to COVID-19 fell 18 percent last week to 11,800, the lowest since late November and averaging 1,686 per day. New York City Public High School Students to Return to Classroom on March 22: Mayor Public high schools in New York City will welcome students back for in-person instruction on March 22, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday, the latest step by the United States’ largest school system to open classrooms shuttered due to COVID-19. “We have all the pieces we need to bring high school back …