The pandemic in the United States continues to worsen. According to statistics, before half of January, the death toll from the epidemic in the United States exceeded that of the whole month of August last year.
In the first 11 days of January, the U.S. reported more than 30,000 deaths than the entire month of August last year, according to Johns Hopkins University. CNN commented that the epidemic in the United States has never reached this level before.
In addition, the epidemic continues to worsen in many states of the United States. Los Angeles County has seen a 1,000-percent increase in deaths since November, according to statistics released by the Los Angeles County Health Department. At present, the Los Angeles County hospital system is under extreme pressure.
According to the health department, there are fewer than 700 beds available in the county. In addition, cases in Los Angeles County have surged, with an average of 10 people testing positive for COVID-19 per minute. Barbara Ferrell, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, said that Los Angeles County is experiencing “the worst disaster” in decades.
She recommends that all essential workers throughout the county wear masks at home to avoid their families from contracting the novel coronavirus.
The state’s hospitalizations have also continued to surge, with the number of hospitalizations reaching 5,082 as of December 12, well above the record of 3,534 hospitalizations set on December 11 last year, according to the Arizona Department of Health.
In addition, the state’s health department said that the number of patients receiving intensive care on the 12th also reached a record number of 1,183.
