US Reports Record 1.3 Million Covid Cases In One Day As Hospitalizations Soar

the United States reported 1.34 million Covid cases on Monday, according to an NBC News tally, the daily case rate shattering world records as hospitalizations skyrocket across the country.

At least 1,343,167 new Covid infections were identified on Monday, according to an NBC News tally, surpassing the previous record of 1,044,970 cases that was set on January 3.

The number of daily cases is generally high on Monday due to the fact that many states do not report on weekends. However, the number still suggests a dramatic increase in cases in the United States as a highly communicable disease. omicron variant continues to spread.

It also represents the highest daily total on record for any country in the world, according to Reuters, with the United States recording a total of 61,490,917 cases since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday, according to data from NBC News. .

The seven-day average for cases in the United States also reached its highest point so far on Monday, reaching an average of 740,594 cases per day, with 24 states reporting their highest 7-day average of all time.

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The record numbers came as Hospitalizations for Covid in the United States have also skyrocketed, with an average of seven days of hospitalizations reaching 135,574 on Monday, up 83.1% in the past two weeks.

The increase in hospitalizations has been particularly noticeable in some states in the Midwestern and Central Atlantic, according to a NBC News Analysis Covid hospitalization data from the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Washington, DC’s population-adjusted rate was the highest in the country on Monday, followed by Ohio, New Jersey and New York.

Meanwhile, the southern states have seen the biggest change in hospitalizations over the past two weeks, with average seven-day hospitalizations in Louisiana up 341%, from 340 to 1,501 over the past two weeks. last two weeks, while Florida has seen its average rise 277%. from 2,426 to 9,169, according to the NBC News tally.

As the highly contagious variant of omicron continues to spread, hospitals have also reported a growing trend of seeing patients admitted for other illnesses also testing positive for Covid-19.

Doctors told NBC News the trend could mean more people have asymptomatic or undiagnosed cases than current data shows.

In his weekly Covid review published on Friday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said cases across the country continued to “increase rapidly”, with the outbreak “propelled by the omicron variant.”

The health body said CDC projections suggested the omicron variant could now account for around 95% of Covid cases in the United States

“The whole country is now experiencing high levels of community transmission,” he said, noting that “hospitalizations are also on the rise.”

“While the first data suggests that omicron infections may be less severe than those of other variants, the increase in cases and hospitalizations is expected to stress the healthcare system in the coming weeks,” he warned. .

Berkeley Lovelace Jr. contributed.