Hospitals see record number of Covid-19 patients as cases climb

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covid-19-cases-could-nearly-double-20-million-christmas-nbc-n1247271

Nov. 10, 2020, 3:02 PM EST / Updated Nov. 10, 2020, 8:52 PM EST
By Nigel Chiwaya and Corky Siemaszko

A record number of people have been hospitalized with the coronavirus as projections indicate that the United States could see 20 million cases of Covid-19 by Christmas if the virus keeps infecting people at the current rate.

The number of new cases for the three-week period ending Monday nearly doubled to 1.9 million from the previous 21-day tally of 1.07 million, an NBC News analysis of the latest figures showed. By Nov. 30, if this trend continues, the U.S. could have 13.6 million cases and by Dec. 21, that number at the current rate could climb to 19.9 million.

Hospitalizations across the country have hit an all-time high as well, with 61,964 hospitalizations on Tuesday, according to the Covid Tracking Project.

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