Record-high 90,000 Americans hospitalised with COVID-19

Thursday’s grim milestone comes as the US still accounts for the world’s highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, making it the worst-affected country. Nearly 90,000 Americans infected with the novel coronavirus are currently hospitalized across the US.

Reaching a new all-time high for the 16th consecutive day, according to The Covid Tracking Project. according to the latest update, the Johns Hopkins University revealed that the country’s overall caseload at 12,879,861, and the death toll stood at 263,413.

The (CDC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicted that the number of newly reported Covid-19 deaths will likely increase over the next four weeks, with 10,600 to 21,400 new fatalities likely to be registered in the week ending December 19.

The third wave of Covid-19 deaths in long-term care facilities has continued. as cases increased at twice the rate of the nation’s total cases. The CDC’s national ensemble predicted that a total of 294,000 to 321,000 Covid-19 deaths will be reported by December 19.

States across the US reported a 50 per cent increase in new long-term care cases, 46,153 new Covid-19 cases this week alone.