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Price range. theyre trying to do the right thing, get tested before seeing their loved ones. this is a real problem, isnt it? >> it certainly is. testing is an issue that this administration and governors in the states have to deal with, and we need to get more tests out there, make them more available. were never going to test our way out of this pandemic. the bottom line is we need more people vaccinated. we need to stop the flow of disinformation about vaccines and get out the idea we can tre...

>> across new york state, 40 hospitals hit the threshold for delaying non-urgent surgeries as the nation grapples with the still rising flood of patients. >> sam joins us from outside miamis jackson memorial sam, how worried are officials about icu capacity >> jose, theyre pretty worried we just tonight topped 80% capacity in our icus nationally. doctors tell me once you get to the 85% to 90% range lives will be lost that could have been saved because of a lack of resources. jose >> sam brock in...

Early to say for sure. >> if youre talking about, would it be preferable to have omicron be totally pervasive and be relatively low degree of severity, yes, obviously, that would be preferable, but its dangerous business to be able to rely on what you perceive as a lower degree of severity. >> reporter: doctors fear even if omicron is milder than delta, the huge spike in case numbers, particularly among the unvaccinated, could still strain hospitals in some places like cleveland, ohio. >> we are...

>> reporter: new york city also implementing the strictest private sector vaccine mandate in the country, while also adding even more testing like this site in times square. >> this is a priority. like dont eat the steaks, never mind the chicken. go get covid tested or get the vaccine. >> reporter: health care workers increasingly are trying to address full icus with depleted staffs. >> i feel like every shifts we have text messages that go out that say were short and looking for a nurse but a l...

Pulmonologist and my colleagues at icus. i think that message was difficult to land, but theyre landing it now. thats why were focusing on serious illness. yeah, you might test positive. yes, you might even have mild symptoms here. this is the new normal and psychologically shifting expectations is going to be really important for the president tomorrow. i know thats the plan hear, but also for americans to understand this is not about preventing exposure necessarily. obviously we can take steps...

Health care system is buckling under new pressure the virus is so widespread many healthcare workers are testing positive and calling out sick, and theres a lot of seemingly conflicting information. this virus is less severe, but icus are still approaching capacity, and what to make of the larger number of people who tested positive for covid while hospitalized for something else sam brock leads off our coverage tonight to help us make sense of it all. >> a year ago or even a month ago the dail ...

Minds in the country. im beginning to have my doubts, especially after hearing these words leave justice sotomayors mouth. >> omicron is as deadly and causes as much serious disease in the unvaccinated as delta did. we have over 100,000 children which weve never had before in serious condition and many on ventilators. >> laura: its hard to believe someone so misinformed sits on the court but thats where we are. 100,000 kids are not in icus or on ventilators. thats about 30 fold more than reality...

Theyre going to deal with it. so, the point is, the government, the dutch, for instance, reopening hair salons and beauty parlors that is about learning to live longer term with a virus that is going to spread beyond control of authorities. with less pressure on hospitalizations in icus and we mentioned in spain, that figure of number of contaminations in a single week. the point is what the spaniards are seeing as other european countries its not the pressure from the hospitals. its about helpi...

Home tests from the government. this comes as members of president bidens own party are questioning the rollout and how quickly those tests could actually turn the tide on infections. the tests coming at an already desperate moment. look at that graphic right there. hospitalizations now at an all time high during this pandemic at more than 155,000. that means icus are quickly filling up and more than a dozen states reporting less than 15% -- less than 15% remaining capacity in those icus. more n...

Maryland that are having record high hospitalizations. they even have an emergency declaration there. new jerseys largest hospital system also bracing to break 2020 records and 1,000 military medical experts have been deployed to try to deal with overcrowding in the icus, with cases exploding, dr. fauci says more trips to the hospital will be a key indicator to watch. >> very often, you cant just forget about the number of people who are infected because thats the forewarner of what might happen...