into the winter. reporter: america, bracing for a tough winter that s beginning to look a lot like last winter. already in the midst of a delta surge, the new omicron variant accounting for just under 3% of cases. but spreading fast. this virus is extraordinary. it has a doubling time of anywhere from 2 to 3 days. it s going to take over. reporter: the u.s. now averaging about 1200 deaths a day and 130 new covid-19 cases a day. that figure up 10% from a week ago. hospitalizations nationwide up 35% over last month. and intensive care unit beds nearly 80% full. cases rising much faster in parts of the midwest, the south and the northeast. new york setting a record for new cases for the third day in a row on sunday. new york city an early epicenter of the pandemic seeing a spike in cases officials say is being driven by omicron. we have to move faster. that s why we re focused more on
sf reporter: america, bracing for a tough winter that is beginning to look a lot like last winter. in the midst of a delta surge, the new omicron variant accounting for 3% of cases but spreading fast. this virus is extraordinary. it has a doubling time of anywhere from two to three days. it is going to take over. reporter: and with just over 60% of the country fully vaccinated, the white house warning of a season of severe illness for the unvaccinated. the u.s. now averaging 1200 deaths aday. and 130,000 new covid cases a day, up 10% from a week ago. hospitalizations nationwide up 35% over last month. intensive care unit beds 80% full. cases rising much faster in parts of the midwest, the south and the northeast. ohio s governor deploying over a thousand national guard members to over stretched hospitals there. in miami, a royal caribbean cruise ship docking over the weekend with 48 people testing