COVID-19 case counts in the U.S. ticked down week over week, based on provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The U.S. tallied about 455,000 new COVID-19 cases over the seven days ending Dec. 14, and 2,703 deaths in that same time frame. In contrast, the counts one week earlier were about 469,000 cases and 3,115 deaths.