Record-high 90,000 Americans hospitalised with Covid-19

Washington, Nov 27 : Nearly 90,000 Americans infected with the novel coronavirus are currently hospitalised across the US, reaching an new all-time high for the 16th consecutive day, according to The Covid Tracking Project.
Thursday’s grim milestone comes as the US still accounts for the world’s highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, making it the worst-affected country.
In its latest update, the the Johns Hopkins University revealed that the country’s overall caseload and death toll stood at 12,879,861 and 263,413, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country reported new 2,284 fatalities, the highest since May 7.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicted that the number of newly reported Covid-19 deaths will likely increase over the next four weeks, with 10,600 to 21,400 new fatalities likely to be registered in the week ending December 19.
The CDC’s national ensemble predicted that a total of 294,000 to 321,000 Covid-19 deaths will be reported by December 19.