So more americans have now tested positive for covid in a single day than at any point in this pandemic. Friday saw the largest number of new cases to date, almost 228,000 newly infected people. That is over 10,000 higher than the record set the day before. The virus is so pervasive that u. S. Officials say some people should consider Wearing Masks inside their own homes. Deaths in the u. S. Have been soaring since thanksgiving. So far in december, just the first four days of this month, the virus has already killed almost 11,000 americans. Now hospitalizations have also never been higher. The covid tracking project says the number of coronavirus patients being treated in the u. S. Medical facilities has now more than doubled in the past month. Over 100,000 patients will get more now from athena jones. Athena. We are seeing numbers that none of us believe it was possible to see with this pandemic right now. Reporter its never been this bad and its only getting worse. The u. S. Setting
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