US hits record for daily Covid-19 deaths., Children's cases reach 2 million

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Wed, 2020-12-30 10:00 — mike kraft

US hits record for daily Covid-19 deaths. Winter will be 'awful' before we see 'some light,' expert says The US set two more devastating Covid-19 records as it counted down the hours to the end of what has been a calamitous year for the nation. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

(CNN) The US set two more devastating Covid-19 records as it counted down the hours to the end of what has been a calamitous year for the nation.

On Tuesday, it recorded more than 3,700 new deaths linked to the virus, a chilling new high. The US also reported the most Covid-19 hospitalizations, with more than 124,600 patients nationwide, according to the COVID Tracking Project.

On a state level, Texas officials reported record-high hospitalizations Tuesday, with more than 11,700 Covid-19 patients across the state while Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said a temporary hospital with an additional 60 beds could open within the next few days.

In Los Angeles County, hospitalizations are at an all-time high and nearing 7,200, almost 1,000% up from just two months ago. With the surge in patients, some hospitals are running out of oxygen tanks.

"I actually think we're now beyond waves or surges and this is a viral tsunami that we are now experiencing," epidemiologist Dr. Robert Kim-Farley said.

And experts have warned the US could see even worse Covid-19 numbers in January fueled by this month's holiday gatherings and travel. ...

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CHILDREN: Meantime, Covid-19 cases in children continue to climb across the US.

A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association said there were more than 178,000 new cases of Covid-19 among children in the week that ended on December 24.

That brings the total number of child cases to more than two million. Children now represent about 12.4% of all Covid-19 cases in the US.

Between December 10 and December 24, the report said there was a 22% increase in cases among children.

"At this time, it appears that severe illness due to Covid-19 is rare among children. However, there is an urgent need to collect more data on longer-term impacts of the pandemic on children, including ways the virus may harm the long-term physical health of infected children, as well as its emotional and mental health effects," the report said.

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