The United States reported more than 3,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University -- the fifth time since the pandemic began that the country has added more than 3,000 Covid-19 fatalities in a day.
Tuesday marked the fourth-highest number of deaths in the country from Covid-19 reported in a single day, according to JHU data. The top five days for new deaths are:
Dec. 16: 3,682
Dec. 17: 3,346
Dec. 11: 3,283
Dec. 22: 3,221
Dec. 9: 3,064
At least 18,217,159 cases of coronavirus and 322,585 deaths have been reported in the US, according to JHU data.
US hits record number of Covid-19 hospitalizations
From CNN’s Virginia Langmaid
Medical staff members Fernando Olvera, Cecilia Arreola and Dr. Joseph Varon perform a tracheotomy procedure on a patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston on December 22. Go Nakamura/Getty Images
The United States reported 119,463 current Covid-19 hospitalizations on Wednesday, setting a new record high since the pandemic began, according to the Covid Tracking Project (CTP).
This is the 22nd consecutive day that the US has remained above 100,000 current hospitalizations.
The highest hospitalization numbers, according to CTP data, are: