December 24th, local time, according to local media reports in the United States, the epidemic situation in the United States is still severe, and the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 has doubled compared with the peak periods in spring and summer.
According to data provided by the U.S. COVID-19 Tracking Project, more than two Americans have tested for COVID-19 every second in the past 24 hours, and two Americans have reported deaths from COVID-19 every minute.
The number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 is still peak.
According to the tracking project data, nearly 120,000 Americans are currently hospitalized for COVID-19, and the 23rd consecutive day in the United States, more than 100,000 people are hospitalized for COVID-19.
Currently, the total number of hospitalized patients is about twice the peak of hospitalizations in April and July.
Hospitalizations are rising in every region of the United States except the Midwest.
More than 44,000 people were hospitalized in the southern United States and more than 30,500 people in the western United States, all of which were hospitalized at record highs.
California has more than 1900 hospitalizations for COVID-19, making it the highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations among U.S. states.
This was followed by Texas, New York and Pennsylvania.