35,000 Americans Hospitalized In ICUs With Covid-19

October 23. 2020

Coronavirus cases in America are soaring once again and to the alarm of doctors and scientists. The nation is recording 84,000 infections per day and 1,110 in daily death tolls. Scientists are predicting there will be 500,000 coronavirus deaths by February of 2021.

The new surge in cases is due to many U.S. states having removed a number of coronavirus restrictions. This caused more public interactions in large crowds with no social distancing and among people who do not believe in wearing masks. This is projected to grow worse with the winter months.

American intensive care units are currently swamped with coronavirus sufferers, placing a significant strain on medical staff. It is difficult for many of them to go to work at the hospital, as the death toll is rising again. If more people wore masks, engaged in social distancing and frequently washed their hands, many of these deaths would be preventable.

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U.S. breaks daily record for coronavirus cases with nearly 84,000 new infections

Fri, October 23, 2020, 10:31 PM EDT· - Oct 23 (Reuters) - The United States broke its daily record for new coronavirus infections on Friday as it reported at least 83,948 new cases due to outbreaks in virtually every part of the country, according to a Reuters tally.

The spike in cases comes less than two weeks before the presidential election on Nov. 3 and is hitting battleground states such as Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. On Thursday, the United States reported a near-record 76,195 new cases.

The previous record was 77,299 new cases on July 16. At the time, hospitalizations for COVID-19 patients hit 47,000 and two weeks later deaths rose to an average of 1,200 per day. Now, hospitalizations are over 41,000 and deaths average nearly 800 per day.

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This means that with cases surging in many states, particularly the upper midwest, what appears to be a third major peak of coronavirus infections in the US could lead to nearly 300,000 people dying in just the next four months.

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