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According to the University of Baltimore, 2,706 people living with the coronavirus died in the country during the same period.
The incidence of COVID-19 in the United States has risen sharply in the last month. During the last 13 days, the daily increase of 10 cases of infection was 200 thousand. or more cases.
Currently, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients is 113 thousand. It is also the largest since the pandemic began in March, according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
The situation is beginning to improve in the Midwest region, where the number of infections and hospitalizations per day is decreasing.
However, the epidemic is intensifying in the northwestern and western United States, according to the Covid Tracking Project website, which collects daily data from across the country.
California faced a severe shortage of beds in intensive care units. In Los Angeles County, it has 10 million. population, fewer than 100 seats were vacant on Tuesday.
A major vaccination campaign launched in the country on Monday will not affect the current outbreak just yet, as it will be more than a month before enough people are vaccinated to slow the spread of the disease, health experts said.
According to experts, the requirements to wear masks and maintain distance should remain in effect, especially during the end of the year holidays.
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