The number of deaths and hospitalizations from COVID-19 in the U.S. hits another high.
Although vaccination has begun, the spread of Corona 19 is still ongoing.
The U.S. Johns Hopkins University counted the number of Corona 19 deaths in the U.S. on the 29th (local time) to 3,725, CNN Broadcasting and Reuters reported on the 30th.
It surpassed the previous maximum of 3,682 people on the 16th.
In addition, according to the Corona 19 Tracking Project, the number of hospitalized patients due to Corona 19 on the 30th also reached 124,686, the highest level after the pandemic (global pandemic).
State-by-state conditions recorded the highest in Texas with more than 11,700 inpatients, and Los Angeles County, California (LA), also set a new record with inpatients approaching 7,200.
In Los Angeles County, the surge in patients ran out of oxygen to provide to patients in some hospitals.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said a 60-bed temporary hospital could open within days.
Infectious disease scholar Dr. Robert Kim-Farley said, “I think now we’ve crossed the wave of soaring and what we’re going through is a viral tsunami.”
The number of new confirmed cases, which fell to 150,000 to 160,000 over the weekend, also surpassed 200,000 again to 201,555 on the 29th.
Health experts are warning that the situation will get worse next January.
It is said that the aftermath of a surge in tourists and an increase in gatherings with family and relatives through the holiday season of Christmas and the end of the year is visible.
According to the U.S. Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), more than 1.1 million people passed through airport security checks on Monday (28th) after the Christmas holiday.
“The next two to three months will be terrible,” said Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a professor of medicine at George Washington University. “Maybe 3,000 people a day, maybe more, will die until February is quite close.”