than giving an iv infusion that you can get before you get to the hospital. that will help decompress the hospitals and save lives. reporter: so far, while new daily cases average nearly 165,000, 36% higher than a week ago, and nearly as high as the mid-september peak of the delta surge, hospitalizations and deaths remain well below their peaks during delta. washington, d.c., and new york state each setting single-day records for new covid cases this week but new york s governor says the hospitalization rate is only two-thirds what it was this time last year. we re not panicking. we have the resources we need. reporter: this as coronavirus outbreaks continue on land and at sea. royal caribbean ship odyssey of the seas denied entry to ports in aruba after 55 fully vaccinated crew members and passengers contracted covid. according to the miami herald. it s the second of the cruise line ships to report an outbreak