Coronavirus hospitalizations in United States hit new record

Hospitalizations for CIVUD-19 in the United States they reached new heights this week, putting the country’s healthcare workers to the test, even as many medical workers have to stay at home amid exposure to the coronavirus.

More than 118 null people have been hospitalized with coronavirus on average over the past seven days. The figure marks a record, according to data from the surveillance initiative known as Covid monitoring project.

As record-breaking COVID-19 admissions affect emergency rooms and intensive care units, the crisis is also wreaking havoc on small clinics. Contagions have spiraled out of control, increasing the number of patients who need to be hospitalized, even though staff exposed to the virus must stay at home.

Four of six nurses who work at the Klamath Health Partnership, a non-profit clinic in Klamath Falls, Oregon, were discharged home last week after being exposed to the coronavirus. About 16 of the clinic’s patients have been hospitalized, double the usual number, forcing doctors at the clinic to double the time they spend visiting patients.

As the United States has been dealing with coronavirus cases since March, the crisis escalated last month. The country has recorded nearly 19 million cumulative cases to date, 5 million of which occurred in December alone, according to data from the Covid Tracking Project. This means that around three in 10 cases have been recorded this month.

Across the country, the number of new positive cases has declined in recent days, although it is not known whether this is due to a decrease in testing and reporting over Christmas. The United States reported an average daily increase of nearly 180,000 cases over the past week, up from 213,000 a week ago.