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The US marked a sobering start to the new year on Friday as COVID-19 hospitalizations exceeded 100,000 for the 31st day in a row, with more than 2,000 new deaths, while California’s healthcare system continues to grapple with a shortage of hospital beds. At least 125,057 patients are currently hospitalized with coronavirus across the country … Read more
The United States has hit a pandemic record of more than 3,900 deaths and 125,000 hospitalizations in a single day as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that there could be 82,000 more fatalities in the next 24 days. For the ninth day this month, deaths have exceeded 3,000. On Wednesday, the … Read more
As the first Pfizer vaccines were administered in the US on Monday, the country hit a new devastating record for hospitalizations with more than 110,000 people being treated for COVID-19. The virus continues to grip the country with more than 193,000 new cases and 1,358 deaths recorded on Monday and a new record of 110,549 … Read more
The number of Americans in hospital hit a grim new high on Monday as 96,039 people were confirmed to be admitted – an almost 12 per cent increase on the week before. The total number of coronavirus cases in the United States for November surpassed four million on Saturday – more than double the 1.9 million … Read more
As the holiday weekend draws to a close, doctors and public health experts warn that coronavirus cases and hospitalizations will continue to rise before a vaccine is approved for emergency use authorization. On Sunday, the US recorded 138,903 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. It is less than the record 205,557 infections reported … Read more
Now you SHOULD buy an N95: Former FDA commissioner urges Americans to ‘buy better masks’ to protect themselves amid record-high surges in coronavirus cases Former FDA Commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb wrote an op-ed in which he encouraged American to buy better masks He recommended the N95, or its equivalent, due to its proven ability to … Read more
New coronavirus cases in the US have topped 100,000 on a daily basis for 13 days in a row and nearly 70,000 people are currently hospitalized for the infection across the country. With 69,455 people hospitalized as of Sunday, there are now 17 percent more people being treated for COVID-19 in U.S. facilities than were … Read more
With the presidential election just five days days away, coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all on sharp upward track in the US as the average number of daily infections reached a record high on Wednesday. The seven-day rolling average number of new daily cases hit a record high of 74,134, according to a DailyMail.com … Read more
The US has set a record for new coronavirus cases reported in a single week with more than 481,300 as infections continue to surge across the Midwest and the South. The seven-day moving average of new daily cases stood at 68,767 after Sunday – the highest peak since late July and a 5.9 percent increase … Read more
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website that, up until yesterday, publicly displayed how many US hospital and ICU beds were occupied by coronavirus patients will now only show out-of-date information. It comes after the Trump Administration instructed hospitals to send their COVID-19 directly to a new Department of Health and Human Services … Read more