The United States reported a record-high number of new Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
So far on Wednesday, 2,939 new Covid-19 deaths were reported, according to the university. The US is currently averaging 2,230 new deaths per day, according to the data.
The US has reported 289,188 total coronavirus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The days with the highest number of new deaths in the US, according to university data, were:
US hits record number of Covid-19 hospitalizations
From CNN's Haley Brink
The United States reported 106,688 Covid-19 hospitalizations on Wednesday, setting a new record high since the pandemic began, according to the Covid Tracking Project (CTP).
This is the eighth consecutive day that the US has remained above 100,000 hospitalizations.
According to CTP data, these are the highest hospitalization numbers: