Coronavirus Disease Weekly News 07February 2021 The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Summary: New US cases of Covid-19 this past week were down 23.9% from the prior week, and down 53.3% from the early January peak. Although the 7-day average of news cases is now the lowest since November 9th, it's also higher that every 7-day period before that date.