U.S. daily averages 760,000 confirmed cases and 150,000 hospitalizations, another record high

The number of new confirmed cases on the Washington DC line, the first to spread, is on the decline.

40% increase in death in 2 weeks… CDC says death toll will rise

Corona 19 patient in the intensive care unit at Sharp Grosment Hospital near San Diego, USA

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(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Jeong Seong-ho = As the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) exploded in the United States due to mutations in Omicron, on the 12th (local time), the average daily number of new confirmed cases and hospitalized patients set a new record. .

According to the daily New York Times (NYT) self-tally, as of the 11th, the average daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States for 7 days was 761,122.

Compared to two weeks ago, it has increased by 2.85 times, but considering that the recent increase rate has consistently exceeded three times, the explosive growth has softened a bit.

New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island are still seeing the highest number of confirmed cases in the northeastern part of the United States. In addition, South Carolina, Alaska and Utah have the fastest-growing confirmed cases.

However, the New York Times reported that the number of new cases began to drop in recent days in Washington, D.C., one of the first places to experience the surge in confirmed cases caused by Omicron. However, the number of inpatients remains at a record high.

With a lag of two to three weeks, the number of hospitalized patients and deaths, which are the lagging indicators that follow the increase and decrease of the number of confirmed cases, also accelerated.

Corona 19 patients at the Boston Medical Corporation's negative pressure room under the Veterans Affairs Office of Massachusetts, USA — **Corona 19 patients at the Boston Medical Corporation’s negative pressure room under the Veterans Affairs Office of Massachusetts, USA**

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According to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as of the 12th, the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in the U.S. was 151,261, breaking the previous record (145,982) of 145,982 patients set the day before. .

Looking at the average number of inpatients per day for 7 days, it rose 84% to 14641 in two weeks.

Hospitals are being pushed to their limits as the number of inpatients has risen to an all-time high.

The average daily death toll for seven days also increased by 40% from two weeks ago to 1,736, according to the New York Times.

As the number of confirmed cases continues to rise, the death toll is expected to rise further.

According to the combined forecast released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the 12th by collecting the COVID-19 prediction models from various agencies, it is expected that there will be an additional 62,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States over the next four weeks.

That means an average of 2,624 people die from COVID-19 every day, CNN analyzed. This is about 900 more than the average daily death toll of 1,736 as of the 11th.

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