now at daily levels that haven t been seen since january. as omicron sweeps the nation, delta is still shattered records with front line workers bracing for the next wave. in november we had 12 in-patient covid cases and today we re up to 40 active cases. reporter: it s getting worse in europe where officials are cracking down with tough restrictions to curb the spread, the netherlands back in a full lockdown until january 14th, denmark shutting down public venues and ireland forcesing an 8:00 p.m. curfew. back in the states covid is stealing the spotlight, shutting down miami s jingle ball concert while saturday night live last show of 2021 featured a smaller cast, no musical performance, and no live audience. covid came early this year. reporter: and with no signs of omicron slowing down, public schools from maryland to new jersey now moving back to virtual learning as nyu,
until january 14th. denmark shutting down public venues. ireland enforcing an 8:00 p.m. curfew. back in the state covid is stealing the spotlight, shutting down miami s jingle ball concert. where is everybody? reporter: while saturday night live s last show of 2021 featured a smaller cast, no musical performance, and no live audience. covid came early this year. reporter: with no signs of omicron slowing down, public schools from maryland to new jersey now moving back to virtual learning. as nyu, princeton, cornell, and harvard all go remote at least through the rest of the year. soaring infections fueling covid fears and dimming the holiday spirit. kathy joins us live from new york city. one of the big questions here will times square the new kathy? reporter: well, kate, with rising decision expected before christmas.