And the overall U.S. death toll less than two years into the crisis could hit another heartbreaking milestone, 800,000, in a matter of days. White House officials noted the U.S. administered 12.5 million shots last week, the highest weekly total since May. In the last week, new cases per day are up 54%, and the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 has climbed 18%. Chris Sununu directed hospitals to set up COVID-19 “surge centers” using space normally reserved for such things as outpatient care. “Every day for the next several weeks, we’re likely to see a new high in COVID hospitalizations in New Hampshire,” said Steve Ahnen, president of the New Hampshire Hospital Association.

Source: Huffington Post December 09, 2021 05:35 UTC