Five states have hit new highs of COVID-19-related hospitalizations.
Those five states are Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Hospitals in areas where coronavirus cases are surging have begun to feel the strain. Two weeks ago, 76% of ICU beds were occupied, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. By Tuesday, that had increased to 88%. A spokesperson for Tidelands Health in South Carolina said that since last week, 24 new COVID-19 positive patients have been hospitalized at its two acute care hospitals, with another eight awaiting test results. Tideland’s unit that cares for COVID-19 patients was at 94% capacity.
Additionally, nine states — California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and South Carolina —reported new records for a seven-day rolling average of cases. New single-day case highs occurred in four states: California, Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.
There have been over 2.4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States and over 124,000 deaths.
