New infections across the country hit a record high for the third consecutive day with 153,496 cases on Thursday. Daily cases have repeatedly surged to all-time highs of more than 120,000 per day over the past week
Deaths, however, dropped with 919 American dying on Thursday. It comes after the death toll spiked a day earlier to 1,893, which is the highest number of fatalities since May 8 during the initial peak of the outbreak. That surge was enough to push the seven-day rolling average of daily deaths back over the 1,000 mark after managing to stay below it for the past three months
Hospitalizations have also reached a single-day high with more than 67,000 patients currently being treated across the country
* New infections across the US hit a record high for the third consecutive day with 153,496 cases on Thursday
* Hospitalizations have also reached a single-day high with more than 67,000 patients currently being treated across the country
* Deaths, however, dropped off with just over 919 Americans dying on Thursday after spiking a day earlier to 1,893, which is the highest number of fatalities since May 8 during the initial peak of the outbreak
* That surge was enough to push the seven-day rolling average of daily deaths back over the 1,000 mark for the first time in three months
* The crisis is deepening at overwhelmed hospitals across the US with some reaching, or nearing, capacity
* Eighteen states, most of which are in the Midwest, have reported record daily highs for COVID-19 patients in hospitals this week
* The surge in cases and hospitalizations has prompted some states to ramp up restrictions again this week that range from curfews on bars and restaurants to limiting private indoor gatherings to less than 10 people
* School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are also now giving up on in-person classes
* Governors of Oregon, Washington, California have formed a West Coast travel advisory requiring residents returning from out-of-state or visitors from the rest of the country to quarantine for 14 days
* Oregon has issued the strictest measures, locking down the state for two weeks
The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations per day in the United States is continuing to hit record highs - as massive lines form at testing sites right across the country as states battle the third wave of the virus.
New infections across the country hit a record high for the third consecutive day with 153,496 cases on Thursday. Daily cases have repeatedly surged to all-time highs of more than 120,000 per day over the past week.
Hospitalizations have also reached a single-day high with 67,096 patients currently being treated across the country.
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