the northeast, midwest and south are seeing the fastest jumps with 16 states trending in the wrong direction. new york state alone accounting for 10% of new cases in this country over the past week, and now shattering its daily case record. though, you can see hospitalizations remain comparatively low when compared with other case peaks. and the waiting lines for covid testing in new york city, now hours long. ohio s governor deploying more than 1,000 national guard troops to help in hospitals. office reopenings being put on hold. holiday parties being scrapped. the radio city rocketettes christmas spectacular now cancelled for the rest of the season. the ncaa basketball schedule looking like a snow globe, with games cancelled and three teams facing off. and the nfl, three teams off.