By Justine Coleman - 12/02/20 08:29 PM EST
U.S. coronavirus-related hospitalizations on Wednesday surpassed 100,000 for the first time as health officials fear the winter will bring even greater numbers.
The COVID Tracking Project documented 100,226 current hospitalizations in the country as of Wednesday – almost a week after the holiday. The record-breaking number also came six days after the U.S. broke 90,000 hospitalizations for the first time on Thanksgiving.
Out of the more than 100,000 hospitalized, 19,396 COVID-19 patients are in the intensive care unit and 6,855 are on a ventilator.
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The country recorded its highest amount of deaths in one day since May with 2,733 new deaths Wednesday. The U.S.’s total has reached more than 264,000 fatalities, according to The COVID Tracking Project’s count.
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