The trend lines for coronavirus metrics are continuing in the right direction, the state reported Wednesday.
The 14-day rolling average of daily new cases fell to under 28,000 statewide, down from a high of more than 53,000 on Jan. 1.
The 14-day average rate for people testing positive for the virus is 8.8%, the lowest percentage since Dec. 8.
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the state has dropped each day for two weeks straight, and the availability of ICU beds has also risen.
Deaths from COVID-19, however, remain high. The number recorded Tuesday was 697. That is not unexpected, as it takes weeks for new infections, which surged over the holidays, to result in hospitalizations, which in turn will lead to more deaths.
The state now reports more than 2.7 million vaccine doses have been administered.
—Laura Klivans and Jon Brooks