Covid live updates: Covid variant from South Africa confirmed in U.S.

Regional health officials have warned that bottlenecks in vaccine distribution are slowing the ambitious national program to provide shots to tens of millions of Americans in the weeks ahead.

Clinics from New York to Texas have complained that they don't know how many doses they will receive each day, with confirmation often coming at the last minute.

The problems mirror those seen across European Union nations, several of which have complained of a restricted number of vaccines compared to the numbers needed.

There have now been 25.7 million confirmed Covid-19 cases in the U.S. — but new cases are down 23 percent compared to the same figure two weeks ago.

The United States reported 3,905 new Covid-19 deaths Thursday, according to NBC News' tally.

An additional 153,817 new cases were reported by health agencies across the country.

While the number of new cases continues to decline from its post holiday-high, deaths are on the rise. New cases have decreased 26 percent in the last two weeks, while deaths are up 5 percent in the same period.

Overall, 25.8 million cases and more than 430,000 deaths have been recorded in the United States as of Friday morning.

South Carolina set a record Thursday with 230 deaths.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The woman who took a flight back to New Zealand was supposed to avoid all physical contact with others for 14 days as she went into mandatory quarantine. The man working at the quarantine hotel was supposed to be the last line of defense.

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But the two started passing notes to each other, including one written on the back of a face mask. Then she ordered a bottle of wine, which he delivered to her room. When he didn't return 20 minutes later, a security manager sent to investigate found the pair together in what authorities are describing as an inappropriate encounter, one in which physical distancing wasn't maintained.

The incident earlier this month, which came to light Friday, has highlighted a very human weak point in New Zealand's coronavirus elimination procedures, in a country which has stamped out community spread of the virus. It is similar to lapses in Australia that may have contributed to a major outbreak last year in Melbourne.

Regional health officials have warned that bottlenecks in vaccine distribution are slowing the ambitious national program to provide shots to tens of millions of Americans in the weeks ahead.

Clinics from New York to Texas have complained that they don't know how many doses they will receive each day, with confirmation often coming at the last minute.

The problems mirror those seen across European Union nations, several of which have complained of a restricted number of vaccines compared to the numbers needed.

There have now been 25.7 million confirmed Covid-19 cases in the U.S. — but new cases are down 23 percent compared to the same figure two weeks ago.

The United States reported 3,905 new Covid-19 deaths Thursday, according to NBC News' tally.

An additional 153,817 new cases were reported by health agencies across the country.

While the number of new cases continues to decline from its post holiday-high, deaths are on the rise. New cases have decreased 26 percent in the last two weeks, while deaths are up 5 percent in the same period.

Overall, 25.8 million cases and more than 430,000 deaths have been recorded in the United States as of Friday morning.

South Carolina set a record Thursday with 230 deaths.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The woman who took a flight back to New Zealand was supposed to avoid all physical contact with others for 14 days as she went into mandatory quarantine. The man working at the quarantine hotel was supposed to be the last line of defense.

But the two started passing notes to each other, including one written on the back of a face mask. Then she ordered a bottle of wine, which he delivered to her room. When he didn't return 20 minutes later, a security manager sent to investigate found the pair together in what authorities are describing as an inappropriate encounter, one in which physical distancing wasn't maintained.

The incident earlier this month, which came to light Friday, has highlighted a very human weak point in New Zealand's coronavirus elimination procedures, in a country which has stamped out community spread of the virus. It is similar to lapses in Australia that may have contributed to a major outbreak last year in Melbourne.

Regional health officials have warned that bottlenecks in vaccine distribution are slowing the ambitious national program to provide shots to tens of millions of Americans in the weeks ahead.

Clinics from New York to Texas have complained that they don't know how many doses they will receive each day, with confirmation often coming at the last minute.

The problems mirror those seen across European Union nations, several of which have complained of a restricted number of vaccines compared to the numbers needed.

There have now been 25.7 million confirmed Covid-19 cases in the U.S. — but new cases are down 23 percent compared to the same figure two weeks ago.

The United States reported 3,905 new Covid-19 deaths Thursday, according to NBC News' tally.

An additional 153,817 new cases were reported by health agencies across the country.

While the number of new cases continues to decline from its post holiday-high, deaths are on the rise. New cases have decreased 26 percent in the last two weeks, while deaths are up 5 percent in the same period.

Overall, 25.8 million cases and more than 430,000 deaths have been recorded in the United States as of Friday morning.

South Carolina set a record Thursday with 230 deaths.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The woman who took a flight back to New Zealand was supposed to avoid all physical contact with others for 14 days as she went into mandatory quarantine. The man working at the quarantine hotel was supposed to be the last line of defense.

But the two started passing notes to each other, including one written on the back of a face mask. Then she ordered a bottle of wine, which he delivered to her room. When he didn't return 20 minutes later, a security manager sent to investigate found the pair together in what authorities are describing as an inappropriate encounter, one in which physical distancing wasn't maintained.

The incident earlier this month, which came to light Friday, has highlighted a very human weak point in New Zealand's coronavirus elimination procedures, in a country which has stamped out community spread of the virus. It is similar to lapses in Australia that may have contributed to a major outbreak last year in Melbourne.

Regional health officials have warned that bottlenecks in vaccine distribution are slowing the ambitious national program to provide shots to tens of millions of Americans in the weeks ahead.

Clinics from New York to Texas have complained that they don't know how many doses they will receive each day, with confirmation often coming at the last minute.

The problems mirror those seen across European Union nations, several of which have complained of a restricted number of vaccines compared to the numbers needed.

There have now been 25.7 million confirmed Covid-19 cases in the U.S. — but new cases are down 23 percent compared to the same figure two weeks ago.

The United States reported 3,905 new Covid-19 deaths Thursday, according to NBC News' tally.

An additional 153,817 new cases were reported by health agencies across the country.

While the number of new cases continues to decline from its post holiday-high, deaths are on the rise. New cases have decreased 26 percent in the last two weeks, while deaths are up 5 percent in the same period.

Overall, 25.8 million cases and more than 430,000 deaths have been recorded in the United States as of Friday morning.

South Carolina set a record Thursday with 230 deaths.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The woman who took a flight back to New Zealand was supposed to avoid all physical contact with others for 14 days as she went into mandatory quarantine. The man working at the quarantine hotel was supposed to be the last line of defense.

But the two started passing notes to each other, including one written on the back of a face mask. Then she ordered a bottle of wine, which he delivered to her room. When he didn't return 20 minutes later, a security manager sent to investigate found the pair together in what authorities are describing as an inappropriate encounter, one in which physical distancing wasn't maintained.

The incident earlier this month, which came to light Friday, has highlighted a very human weak point in New Zealand's coronavirus elimination procedures, in a country which has stamped out community spread of the virus. It is similar to lapses in Australia that may have contributed to a major outbreak last year in Melbourne.