Every day since November 3, more than 100,000 new infections have been reported. Every day for more than two weeks, another patient admitted to the hospital hits another national record. And every single day, hundreds of Americans die from the virus, with more than 5,100 daily deaths reported on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
Destructive numbers show no sign of slowing down. One expert predicts that the number of daily deaths will double in just a few days.
“When you look at people admitted to the hospital today, they were infected two weeks ago, maybe more. So, it takes about five to seven days to become pathological,” said Dr. George W. Washington, a professor of medicine at Washington University. Said Jonathan Rainer. . “Usually, the illness takes about a week to get to the hospital, so it’s at least two weeks, and then people usually drown in the illness.”
“I expect the daily mortality rate to double in the next 10 days,” he said. “We’ll see about 4,000 deaths a day.”
Since the outbreak began, U.S. More than 262,100 people have been killed. An attached forecast published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday projects could kill as many as 60,000 people in the next three and a half weeks.
‘We’ll see the boom’
With the fall of the country in the late Covid-1 surge, local and state leaders made last-ditch efforts throughout the week to warn Americans: Don’t opt for a traditional Thanksgiving celebration this year, or things could get worse.
Phone warnings were sent to parts of Pennsylvania and Georgia urging them to stay safe during the holidays. New Orleans officials sent a reminder to residents to celebrate inside their own homes and to keep the big celebration virtual. In a final application to Kansans, Gov. Laura Kelly said compliance with health regulations “will become more serious than ever in the coming days.” U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said this year’s Safe Thanksgiving involves only members of the household.
Similar warnings have been issued by officials in almost every state over the past week. And experts have warned of what could happen next week if Americans do not heed guidance.
A professor of infectious diseases at Wonderbilt University, Dr. William Schaefner said it is serious news that all those people travel and then spend a lot of time in noble family relationships with extended families in their destinations. .
“The virus will take some of them to Thanksgiving dinners and spread, I’m afraid. And then people will come home, some of them will get sick, it will spread more to their families and the surrounding area,” he added.
“In a week, more likely in two weeks, we’ll see a rebound on a rebound,” Schaefner said. “We’re having a hard time.”
As many as 8.8 million people boarded the plane following the CDC’s warning that more than 900,000 security personnel would be deployed at the country’s airports on Tuesday, the transport safety administration said.
Recorded hospitalization for 16 consecutive days
There is an increase in the current that many communities can already glitter to react to the prevailing virus.
In Los Angeles County, where Covid-19 Hospital has grown by about 70% in the past two weeks, hospitals could face a shortage of both regular hospital and ICU beds in the next two to four weeks.
“Los Angeles County’s both public and private hospitals have very thin staff availability,” said Dr. John H. Snyder, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Said Christina Galli.
County hospitals will be able to find flex space, pre- and post-operative space, unused wings or use the emergency department to keep patients, but it will be more difficult to find a trained staff.
Meanwhile, the Mayo Clinic will bring in employees from other states – such as Arizona and Florida – as well as bring back certified retirees to cope with the extended capacity during the Covid-1 sur surge in Minnesota, the president said. Said Andrew Budley. Mayo Clinic’s Covid-19 Research Task Force.
“This is a really distressing time,” Bedley told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, at the Mayo Clinic, a day or so ago, we had about 1,400 staff who were either Kovid or Kovid out of restrictions.”
Washington state health officials said the “case count has had a” skyrocketing effect “and predicted that daily hospital admissions could double in early December if the same disease continues to spread earlier this month.
“The situation is urgent and there is still time to turn the tide before our hospitals are filled,” Health Secretary John Wiseman said in a statement. “I know this is a difficult and frustrating time for many and I am very grateful to everyone who decided to stay home with their immediate family for Thanksgiving tomorrow. When added collectively, every action we take to reduce the likelihood. COVID-19 is spreading things. ”
CNN’s Pete Muntean, Ben Tinker, Sherdby in Ardman and Naomi Thomas will contribute to the report.
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