U.S. Reports Record 1.48 Million New Covid Cases As Hospitalizations Near All Time High

Jan 11, 2022, 07:41am

The number of new coronaviruses cases in the U.S. increased by more than one million on Monday, smashing last week's record single-day rise, as the highly transmissible omicron variant tears across the country.

There were new Covid cases in the US on Monday.

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The number of new daily cases has exceeded 1 million for the second time, and is up from the previous single-day record of 1.17 million recorded last Monday.

Figures are often depressed on Saturday and Sunday as states don't report complete data over the weekend.
Over the past week, the U.S. has averaged over 750,000 new cases per day, roughly triple from two weeks ago.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, more than 141,000 Americans were hospitalized with Covid-19 as of Monday, approaching a record set in January last year.
The number of people in the intensive care units with Covid-19 decreased from a record in January last year.
There were rising Covid-19 deaths. Reports on Covid-19 deaths lag behind infections and hospitalizations, though there is evidence that the variant may cause more mild illness. Death rates are climbing and are up from two weeks ago according to data from the New York Times.
The key background.

The omicron variant has caused a new wave of infections across the country. Some treatments are less effective because the variant is able to evade some of the immunity offered by vaccination or previous infections. Hospitals are reportedly running out of vital medicines and are struggling with staffing shortages as health workers contract with Covid. The number of children hospitalized with Covid-19 appears to be increasing and has also soared to record highs. The experts believe that the disease could be caused by low vaccination rates among kids and that it could be worsened by the way the strain of omicron affects the lungs.
On Monday, there was a record 1 million new covid-19 cases reported in the US.

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