The average number of new Covid-19 cases each day the past week was 32,278. That's a 66% jump from the average daily rate the previous week, and 145% higher than the rate from two weeks ago. An average of 258 Americans died from Covid-19 each day this past week -- up 13% from the rate of daily deaths the previous week. And 24,923 people are hospitalized with Covid-19, according to data from HHS … That's a 26% increase from last week and a 50% increase from two weeks ago.