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Creating this convergence for a recipe for disaster. hospitals are already dealing with an overwhelming influx of delta patients. now omicron cases are on the rise and we've got these new predictions out from the cdc. take a look at this. by the end of christmas week, the cdc predicts that variants will fuel a massive spike in new cases up to a 55% increase or 1.3 million new infections in just seven days, but the grimmest prediction the death toll could shoot up 71% the cdc says to well over 15,000 lives lost in just seven days. today hospitals are already facing a crushing wave of delta pati...

And now we have this grim prediction from the cdc. as medical centers already face a crushing wave of delta patients, new predictions for omicron are ominous. by the end of christmas week, the cdc now predicts the variants will fuel a massive spike in new infections, up to a 55% increase. 1.3 million cases in just seven days, but the grimmest prediction, the death toll could shoot up 71%. the cdc says well over 15,000 lives could be lost in a single week. in philadelphia the health commissioner making this holiday plea. >> please do not get together with other households for christmas, or, if ...

>> i'm concerned about that convergence of perfect storm of flu, covid and everything else. >> reporter: with more than 100,000 hospitalized, big cities like austin are already facing a serious shortage of i.c.u. beds. in idaho, some ten medical centers are now activating their crisis standards of care, facing a crushing wave of covid patients, the hospitals are working under disaster-like circumstances. the governor warned the entire state could soon have to ration care. >> i wish everyone could have seen what i saw in the i.c.u. last night. >> reporter: though many regions remain overwhelmed...

A crushing wave of covid patients, the hospitals are working under disaster like circumstances. the governor warned the entire state could soon have to ration care. >> i wish everyone could have seen what i saw in the icu last night. >> reporter: though many regions remain overwhelmed by hospitalizations, some experts believe new covid cases driven by the delta variant won't peak for several weeks. it comes as more cases of the mu variant are being detected nationwide and in counties like los angeles. though some fear it could be more resistant to vaccines. for now, authorities aren't overly c...

Precaution >> i'm concerned about that convergence, that perfect storm of flu, covid, and everything else >> reporter: with more than 100,000 hospitalized tonight, big cities like austin are already facing a serious shortage of icu beds in idaho, some ten medical centers are now activating their crisis standards of care, facing a crushing wave of covid patients the hospitals are working under disaster-like circumstances. the governor warned the entire state could soon have to ration care >> i wish everyone can see what i saw in the icu last night >> reporter: though many regions remain overwhe...