CNN Erin Burnett OutFront December 24, 2021 00:40:00
Tonight a new study warning of the omicron variant. though less severe it appears its high transmissibility could still mean a lot of people ending up in hospitals. right now more than 70,000 people are hospitalized with covid in the united states, and that's pushing some health care workers to their breaking point. sara sidner's out front. >> reporter: in santa fe, new mexico the annual holiday light display dazzles the eye and lifts the spirit. but these are the lights grabbing all the attention just down the road. this is a covid icu. suddenly as busy as it ever was. >> it is clinically, ps...