US surpasses record Covid-19 hospitalizations for the second consecutive day
From CNN’s Haley Brink
The United States has set a record for the second consecutive day for the number of people in hospital with Covid-19, according to the Covid Tracking Project (CTP).
As of Wednesday, 65,368 people were in hospital with Covid-19, according to CTP. This is the second day in a row that the nation has topped 60,000 current hospitalizations.
The highest hospitalizations records according to CTP data are:
Nov 11 – 65,368
Nov 10 – 61,964
April 15 – 59,940
April 21 – 59,780
July 23 – 59,718
Record high hospitalizations are expected to continue daily as new Covid-19 cases continue to sky-rocket.
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US sets record for Covid-19 hospitalizations
From CNN’s Virginia Langmaid
Medical staff members treat a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease in the Covid-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center on November 19 in Houston. Go Nakamura/Getty Images
The United States set a record for the number of people currently hospitalized with Covid-19 on Tuesday, according to the Covid Tracking Project.
As of Tuesday, 88,080 people are currently hospitalized with Covid-19, according to CTP. This is the highest number of Covid-19 hospitalizations the nation has ever experienced.
According to CTP data, the highest hospitalization numbers are: