US continues to see soaring Covid cases, hospitalisations


Washington, Dec 17 (IANS): While the start of US Covid-19 vaccination campaign this week has brought hope to the public, cases and hospitalisations continue to soar across the country.

The US started its Covid-19 vaccine rollout nationwide on Monday as the death toll of the pandemic topped 300,000.

US federal officials leading the vaccine effort said earlier this week that they expect 20 million people to get the first of two required doses by the end of the year, Xinhua reported.

Frontline health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities are the first groups to get the vaccine, based on recommendations of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The immunization campaign is expected to expand in the days ahead. In the meantime, however, the US has averaged about 211,000 new coronavirus cases every day.

On Tuesday the country reported 201,776 new cases and nearly 3,000 deaths from Covid-19, according to data updated by the CDC on Wednesday.

The country also recorded all-time high Covid-19 hospitalizations, with 112,816 cases as of Tuesday, the 10th day in a row breaking the previous day's record, according to The COVID Tracking Project.

Strained hospitals across the country continue to see a surge of patients and their available bed numbers dwindle.

Los Angeles County reported fewer than 100 intensive care unit beds remaining, an alarming new low for the nation's most populous county.

"We must all work together to prevent as many hospitalizations and deaths as possible while we wait for the COVID-19 vaccine to be widely available," Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement.

Vaccinations will ultimately change the country's grim trajectory, but not for a few months, public health experts warned.

 

  

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  • John, Mangalore

    Thu, Dec 17 2020

    Jesus warns on new nano vaccines in a message to John Leary dated Thursday, December 3, 2020

    ...
    Jesus said: “My people, your doctors are using various means to reduce the number of deaths from this virus. The current virus is not killing that many people, but the new nano vaccines will be more deadly than this disease. These nano vaccines will attack your DNA and your immune systems. Refuse to take these vaccines even if they threaten to kill you or lose your job. The vaccines and the China virus are a means for the deep state to reduce the population of the world. Bill Gates and the deep state leaders are behind these vaccines and they will kill many people. There also will be a more deadly virus, and the deep state will develop a more deadly vaccine that will continue to cause more dead bodies all around you, as I have shown you in previous visions. When this deadly virus is about to be spread, I will warn My people, and I will call My people to leave quickly for the protection of My refuges.”

    Ref:
    http://www.johnleary.com/index.php/?cat=3&order=DESC

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  • SJM, Mangalore.

    Thu, Dec 17 2020

    When I was in USA for some projects , our own migrated people were loudly saying that US the best medical care & treatment in the world and there is no comparisons. Yes , I am agree but Corona has stopped all these high talks .

    A small prayer those who are suffering & distress

    To our brothers and sisters who have contracted
    and are suffering due to the Coronavirus Disease,
    we pray that God’s healing hand may rest upon you.
    To medical doctors, nurses and the supporting staff
    who are in the frontline of the fight against COVID-19,
    may the Good Lord sustain you and inspire you
    to render your life-saving services with due care, love and compassion.

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  • suhail, Mangalore

    Thu, Dec 17 2020

    USA always manipulated the rights of their citizens and supported the Multi National companies petroleum , pharmacies iron ore diamonds and automobile industries , now they want to sell Covid Vaccine and make billions in the name of virus

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Dec 17 2020

    The Second Wave is Deadly ...

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