From a politico.com story by Sarah Owermohle and Adam Cancryn headlined “Four questions about Biden’s Covid-19 diagnosis”:

President Joe Biden’s announcement Thursday that he tested positive for Covid-19 threw a spotlight on the administration’s flagging efforts to contain the virus — and the president’s health.

Eighteen months into Biden’s presidency, roughly 125,000 people a day are reporting new cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The real number is much higher, as people test at home or never test at all. Nearly 400 people are dying each day.