The hospitalizations due to coronavirus on USA are expected to reach a new high possibly even today, Friday (7/1), according to a count of the Reuters agency, something that if it happens will be an excess of the record set in January 2021, as the extremely contagious Omicron mutation triggers a new wave of cases.
Hospitalizations have been steadily rising since the end of December, when Omicron became the dominant executive, beating Delta, although experts estimate that Omicron will likely prove to be less deadly compared to previous variants.
Although it may cause less severe symptoms, health officials warn that the huge number of infections it can to overwhelm hospitals, some of which are already struggling due to staff shortages.
“I do not think we have seen the (wave) peak in the US yet,” said the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Rochelle Wallenski, speaking on NBC.
Schools and businesses also record an increased number of cases, reports the RES EIA.
The numbers
The United States announced on Thursday 662.000 new cases of Covid-19, while on Monday infections exceeded 1 million.
On average, they are recorded in the last week 597.000 new infections.
In hospitals they are treated with Covid-19 almost 123.000 people and it looks like it will surpass the record of 132,000 patients recorded about a year ago.
Deaths remain constant, around 1.400 daily, well below last year’s record numbers, but Walensky noted that “we are seeing these numbers increase.”
According to a Reuters analysis, record of hospitalized patients is recorded these days in Delaware, the Illinois, the Maryland, the Pennsylvania, the Ohio, the Vermont but also in the federal capital Washington.
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