another 1,000 flights canceled today with airlines still crippled by staffing shortages and jetblue canceling nearly 1,300 flights through the middle of january. testing lines still stunningly long. the pressure rising for hospitals across the country. ten states and washington, d.c. are seeing some of the highest hospitalization numbers in the pandemic. in georgia, six major health systems report collectively seeing a 100% to 200% invees in hospitalizations. unvaccinated most likely hopsized but admissions now at a record high, vast majority of children admitted are unvaccinated. they re small member numbers vaccinated. the majority unvaccinated. this increases your chances for hospitalization significantly. reporter: 12 to 15-year-olds could be eligible for the shot
mentioned, greece, for example, closing restaurants and bars at midnight. also restrictions on the number of people that can be around a table, and how many people have to be around a table as opposed to standing. in austria, perhaps one of the most severe places in terms of regulations around europe, closing bars and restaurants two hours before midnight, paula. yeah. obviously, we thought these restrictions would be a thing of the past. they are not. jim bittermann there covering all of it for us. appreciate it. simon clark is an associate professor in cellular microbiology university of redding and joins me now. live, not that long ago we were still being told this would now become a pandemic of the unvaccinated. that is not turning out to be true, and the main problem is infection. that many people are susceptible to this virus even if it does not make them severely ill. when you look at these case counts, they re absolutely breathtaking. what is it about this variant
health experts say the vast majority of are among the unvaccinated. meantime the travel nightmare at airports shows no signs of letting up as new year s eve celebrations are scaled back or even canceled across the country. and businesses close because workers are forced to quarantine. we have fox team coverage. david lee miller is at laguardia airport in new york one of many airports where flight delays are stranding travelers. we start with steve harrigan in atlanta. good evening, steve. good evening, bret. almost half a million new cases in the u.s. wednesday. that is nearly double the previous record. 15 states setting records while the cdc says hospitalizations remain comparatively low. six atlanta hospitals say they are experiencing a, quote: staggering surge of adults and children with covid in the past 8 days. the vast majority unvaccinated. for some doctors on the front lines, it is ago gone fisaing.
new york city on november 21st, four days before the new variant was identified by south african scientists, and ten days before the first u.s. case was reported. by sampling in wastewater, you can detect virus in huge populations. if we can identify a variant faster, we can respond more quickly and make sure we can reduce transmission in the community. reporter: infections in new york have dropped 46% in the last week, but the city still has the nation s highest death rate. because deaths and hospitalizations always lag behind cases. i do think we are past the peak of the omicron surge, but just because we re past the peak does not mean we re done. we have several weeks to go before infection numbers really get low. reporter: 1,700 americans with covid are still dying every day. the vast majority unvaccinated, like angeline saucedo, a 34-year-old mother of four in oklahoma. her mom says angeline didn t know she had diabetes when she was hospitalized with covid. by day three
health experts say the vast majority of the hospitalizations are among the unvaccinated. among the travel nightmare at airports shows no signs of letting up as new year eve celebrations are scaled back or canceled across the country and businesses close because business are forced to quarantine. just one of many airports for cancellations are stranding travelers can we start our i respect coverage with steve harrigan in atlanta. good evening, brett. nearly half a million new cases in us wednesday. that s nearly double the previous record. 15 state setting records while the cdc says hospitalizations remain low, six atlanta hospital say they are experiencing a staggering surge of adults and children with covid in the past eight days. the vast majority unvaccinated. some doctors on the front lines, it s