The U.S. on Thursday broke five new pandemic records, including the seven-day average in daily cases, hospitalizations deaths
* The U.S. hit a record-high number of both new coronavirus infections and deaths on Thursday with 274,703 cases and 4,085 deaths
* It marks the third day in a row that the nation has reported single-day highs for fatalities, breaking the previous records of 3,865 set on Wednesday and 3,775 set on Tuesday
* Three additional records were broken on Thursday, with U.S. beating its previous highs for seven-day averages of daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths
* Florida is seeing a concerning number of cases related to the mutant COVID strain known as B 1.1.7. but California generally remains the hardest hit state
* Los Angeles County alone has essentially run out of intensive care unit beds for COVID-19 patients and is reporting a new death due to the virus every ten minutes on average
* Hospitals in California have now begun to ration care and overwhelmed morgues have had to move bodies to refrigerated trucks
The United States has hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic as daily deaths surpassed 4,000 for the first time.
A record-high 4,085 Americans died due to to COVID-19 on Thursday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as new infections around the nation continue on a post-holiday spike.
This figure marks the third day in a row that the U.S. has reported a record-high number of deaths. It breaks the previous records of 3,865 set on Wednesday and 3,775 set on Tuesday.
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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates January 8, 2021
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