US breaks records on COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases

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The United States shattered its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations Tuesday, reporting 145,982 patients in the hospital with COVID-19.

The number is up from the previous record of 142,273 on Jan. 14, 2021, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services. The U.S. also reached a new record of daily COVID-19 cases Monday, with 1,483,656 cases reported, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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