U.S. on Wednesday. The highest daily number of coronavirus deaths has been recorded in, as the number of people hospitalized with covid for the first time since the epidemic began has exceeded 100,000.
There were 3,157 new deaths reported Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University Trekker. The previous high epidemic had reported 2,607 deaths on April 15.
There were 200,070 new cases on Wednesday, while the second time alone the new cases exceeded 200,000. The total caseload is now at 13,911,728, compared to the U.S. But it is expected to record 14 million cases on Thursday.
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Speaking at an event hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said 90% of the country’s hospitals have the capacity to stretch.
“We are currently at a very crucial time in terms of being able to maintain the resilience of our healthcare system,” he said. “The reality is December and January and February will be rough times. I really believe they will be the most difficult in the public health history of this nation, largely because of the stress that will be placed on our healthcare system. “
As hospital admissions increased during November, new records were set almost every day. The American Ambulance Association referred to the 911 emergency call system as “at a breaking point.”
Coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Taskforce, Dr. Deb. Deborah Berks, a recent holiday weekend, urged Americans to behave despite being infected. “If you are under the age of 50, you need to assume that you were infected during the Thanksgiving period if you gathered outside your immediate home. Most likely, you will not have symptoms; However, you are dangerous to another. “
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The peak of April cases and deaths was mostly concentrated in the states of New York and New England, but the current spread of the virus is across the country, and there is no sign of it slowing down. More than 1.1 million new cases have been reported in the last seven days alone, and a total of 273,621 people have died.
Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading the Trump administration’s response to the epidemic, will participate in a coronavirus response roundup in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday.
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