The United States today (Monday) broke the record for Corona patients hospitalized.
According to Reuters, the number of patients reached 132,646 - more than the previous record broken in January last year, when 132,051 patients were hospitalized.
The number of inpatients has been steadily increasing since the end of December, doubling in the last three weeks, with the Omicron variant becoming the dominant strain in the United States.
Despite the assessment that the omicron causes the least hospitalizations of the delta strain, the high number of patients threatens to lead to the collapse of the American health care system.
In addition to the limited number of beds, doctors and nurses have to deal with entire teams who are in isolation after being exposed to the virus in recent days and weeks.
Corona tests in Washington.
216% increase in the number verified in the last two weeks, Photo: AP
Meanwhile, White House Corona Policy Director Dr. Anthony Pauchi and Director of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Rauchel Walansky will testify tomorrow at a Senate hearing on the Omicron, amid the administration's attempts to find solutions to the crisis plaguing the country and expert estimates that the current wave It has not yet reached its peak.
At the same time, Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Oxio Cortez was found positive for the virus and forced into isolation.
"She is experiencing symptoms and is recovering at home," her office said last night.
Three other members of Congress announced they were infected in Corona over the weekend.
Congresswoman Alexandria Oxio-Cortez.
Positive for Corona, Photo: AP
According to data published in the New York Times, about 677,000 people were confirmed in the United States yesterday for the corona virus - an increase of 216% within two weeks. In addition, another 1,559 deaths were added as a result of the virus. Since the epidemic began about two years ago In the US over 836 thousand people.
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