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i m here to tell you we re tired, we re exhausted and we re literally on the edge. of those in american icus right now, just under 32% of adults are being treated for the virus. the other two-thirds are not. that s a notch below where we were during the peak of delta when 38% of icu patients had covid, but it is also significantly higher than we were just a month ago there s new development in major cities like new york and miami where roughly half the people admitted for care are being treated for something other than covid and then testing positive we are now admitting patients who have incidental infections who might be earlier in their disease, and who are more contagious. we are seeing people showing up and finding out that they also have coronavirus in addition to the reason that they are there. yet admitted for covid-19 or not, doctors say there is a common thread. most of the patients who are admitted to the hospital are unvaccinated for those who are being admitted to
Health care system is buckling under new pressure the virus is so widespread many healthcare workers are testing positive and calling out sick, and there s a lot of seemingly conflicting information. this virus is less severe, but icus are still approaching capacity, and what to make of the larger number of people who tested positive for covid while hospitalized for something else sam brock leads off our coverage tonight to help us make sense of it all. a year ago or even a month ago the dail covid infection number might have seemed impossible roughly 870,000 cases recorded friday alone. this has now been the largest influx of patients that we ve ever taken care of they ve been the sickest of the patients we ve ever taken care of. a deeper dive into the number of hospitalized patients and deaths reveals trends that certainly don t match the massive case rise daily average. a 265% increase over two weeks compared to a 72% increase for
Federer and rafa nadal while stateside welcome news on the ice. to the united states olympic figure skating team the u.s. announcing the female figure skaters who will be competing at the olympics among them, 16-year-old alysa liu who was forced to drop out after testing positive following her first day of competition. in all, five athletes including three just today withdrawing after testing positive for covid, but skating into history on friday night was mariah bell who at 25 became the oldest woman to win nationals since 1927, now off to pursue her olympic dreams just they weeks away as covid has the figure skating world on edge. raf sanchez, nbc news. and when we come back, the moving message from this delivery driver delivered into a door bell camera, but seen around the world around the r