Coronavirus Update: U.S. average daily deaths from COVID fall below 800 to lowest level since mid-August, and FDA allows second booster shot for people 50 and older

The average number of daily deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. has fallen below 800 for the first time since the highly transmissible omicron variant was first detected in the fall, and is now trending at the lowest rate since mid-August, according to a New York Times tracker.