A man wearing a mask sits outside a barbershop on April 24, 2020, in Lilburn, Georgia. | Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images

The official case count for Covid-19 in America is declining. But that’s not a reason to relax just yet.

The United States has suffered one of the worst Covid-19 epidemics in the world. But here’s a bit of good news: Since late July, the number of new coronavirus cases has steadily declined across most of the country.

That’s not to say the US is beating the coronavirus. Reported cases are still higher than they were in the spring (partly, but likely not entirely, the result of more testing). More than 700 people are still dying from Covid-19 on average every day — more daily new Covid-19 deaths than in any other developed country in the world. There are still large epidemics in