(Relevant) The U.S. has set a grim record in the U.S., logging at least 2,760 COVID deaths in a single day on Wednesday. That breaks the April 15 high of 2,752, when the pandemic was at its previous spring peak. But as many experts warned, the winter looks to be a very dark one in the U.S., with COVID-19 showing no signs of slowing and hospitalizations setting new daily records.
There were a record 100,000 hospitalizations on Wednesday, according to the New York Times — twice as many as the beginning of November. Healthcare workers stretched well past their breaking point say this is likely to be the norm through the winter, unless more Americans start wearing masks and social distancing.