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At least 3,270 Americans died of COVID-19 on Thursday, which is the third deadliest day so far
The country also recorded 233,271 new infections and hospitalizations surged to an all-time high with more than 114,237 patients being treated for COVID-19
Just 17 days into the month, December has already recorded 42,400 deaths. It is shy of the 52,2000 deaths recorded during the entire month of April
Despite the grim figures, Dr Anthony Fauci said Thursday that Christmas doesn t have to be canceled this year but warned Americans to be careful when it comes to travel that may not be necessary
It comes as the FDA s vaccine advisory committee on Thursday endorsed Moderna s coronavirus vaccine, which all but assures the shot will get emergency approval by the end of the week
COVID-19 surge pushes U.S. hospitals to brink as 2nd vaccine nears approval By Susan Heavey and Sharon Bernstein
A healthcare worker draws the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a vial at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, in South Los Angeles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An unrelenting U.S. coronavirus surge pushed besieged hospitals further to the brink as the United States pressed on with its immunization rollout on Thursday and prepared to ship nearly 6 million doses of a new vaccine on the cusp of winning regulatory approval.
COVID-19 hospitalizations rose to record heights for a 19th straight day, with nearly 113,000 coronavirus patients counted in U.S. medical facilities nationwide on Wednesday, while 3,580 more perished, the most yet in a single day.
California hospitals overrun even as vaccine is rolled out By Sharon Bernstein and Jeff Mason
A healthcare worker draws the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a vial at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, in South Los Angeles
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Even as high profile figures like U.S. Vice President Mike Pence rolled up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccinations, patients already ill with the disease crowded emergency rooms and overran intensive care units in California, now a worldwide epicenter.
Another 41,000 people tested positive in the most populous U.S. state on Thursday, and 300 died, state public health officials said. In a state with 40 million residents, only about 1,200 intensive care beds remained available by Friday – just 2.1% of the total, the California Department of Public Health said.
By City News Service
Ronald Reagan UCLA MedicalCenter Administers Its First Covid Vaccines To Hospital Staff
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - COVID-19 vaccination efforts continued across the Southland today, including the first wave of health care workers to be inoculated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, one of nine sites being used for ultra-cold storage of the Pfizer medication.
Front-line workers in the emergency department and intensive-care unit were the first to be offered the vaccinations, which are voluntary.
“Although this is a turning point in our fight against COVID-19, our staff will continue to employ other proven prevention methods such as wearing masks and gloves, maintaining physical distance from others, washing hands frequently and avoiding crowds, Dr. Richard V. Riggs, Cedars-Sinai s chief medical officer, said in a statement.