Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates December 1, 2020

On Monday, the US hit a new record of 96,039 coronavirus hospitalizations across the nation (above)

Daily Mail: How USA has become one giant hotspot: 1,172 Americans are now dying each day - an 80% increase in just one month - while hospitalizations soar to a record 96,000 

 * A new map from an internal federal government brief shows that 48 US states and the District of Columbia are marked as 'sustained hotspots' of coronavirus 

 * Only two states on the map, dated November 29 and labeled 'not for distribution', did not fall in this category, which were Hawaii and Rhode Island 

 * Another map from the brief also revealed the incidence rate of COVID-19 across the country is 336 cases per 100,000 people, up from 322 cases per 100,000 two weeks prior 

 * Most US counties on the map had incidence rates of either 200-499 new cases per 100,000 or 500+ new cases per 100,000 

 * It comes as the US hit a grim new record of 96,039 coronavirus hospitalizations across the nation 

 * Hospitals in several states are beyond capacity with health officials blaming 'COVID fatigue' and travel that occurred over Thanksgiving 

A new internal federal government map shows that nearly the entire United States has become one giant coronavirus hotspot. 

The map, produced by the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Health and Human Services (DHHS) and exclusively obtained by Yahoo! News, has a key with five categories: 'low burden,' 'moderate burden,' 'emerging hotspot,' 'hot spot' and 'sustained hotspots.' 

The brief, dated November 29 and labeled 'not for distribution', reveals 48 states, and the District of Columbia, have multiple counties marked in red as 'sustained hotspots.' 

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 Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates December 1, 2020 

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