Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates January 7, 2020

Daily Mail: America's deadliest day: US breaks yet another grim COVID-19 record with 3,865 dead - as Arizona becomes new 'hot spot of the world' with hospitals operating at 120% capacity and all but four Sun Belt states facing record hospitalizations 

 * At least 3,865 Americans - or 2.7 every minute - died on Wednesday, marking the deadliest day of the pandemic so far 

 * Cases and hospitalizations also continue to surge with a record 132,476 patients being treated for the virus, which is an increase of 1,200 from the previous day, and a near record of 253,145 new infections reported 

 * Arizona has this week become what health officials are calling the latest 'hot spot of the world' because of soaring case loads

 * The state is now the worst affected in the US for cases per capita with an average of 121 cases per 100,000 residents in the last seven days, according to the latest CDC data 

 * It is a grim milestone the state hasn't seen since experiencing a surge at the beginning of the summer   * The South is seeing a dramatic rise in new COVID-19 patients with all but four Sun Belt states reporting record hospitalizations in the last week 

The United States has broken yet another grim COVID-19 record with nearly 3,900 dead in a single day - as Arizona becomes the latest 'hot spot of the world' with multiple hospitals operating at more than 120 percent of licensed bed capacity and new daily cases doubling since the state's summer peak. 

At least 3,865 Americans - or 2.7 every minute - died on Wednesday, marking the deadliest day of the pandemic so far. The death toll in the US has now surpassed 361,000. 

Cases and hospitalizations also continue to surge with a record 132,476 patients being treated for the virus, which is an increase of 1,200 from the previous day, and a near record of 253,145 new infections reported. 

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 Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates January 7, 2020 

The US reports highest single-day death toll as CDC offers grim forecast for the end of the month -- CNN 

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