administration is taking a closer look at the effectiveness of at-home antigen tests. the tests are still beneficial. our reporters are covering the developments from london to beijing. tom foreman has our lead story, reporting in from washington. reporter: nationwide, hospitalizations of children with covid are up, on average, nearly 50% in just one week. new york city is seeing pediatric admissions jump to five-times what they were. in washington, d.c., half the kids coming to children s national hospital are testing positive. all told, an average of more than 300 children are being hospitalized each day. that s not because current variants are uniquely targeting them but because we see children that are hospitalized because of covid, or icu because of covid, they re unvaccinated. they re unvaccinated, the parents are unvaccinated, the siblings are unvaccinated. reporter: others fear the return to school next week could be even worse. i think what we re going to s
more than 200 million americans are now fully vaccinated. and still, the country is breaking records for new infections, averaging more than 265,000 cases a day over the past week alone. that s according to johns hopkins university. the centers for disease control and prevention report close to 450,000 cases on monday alone. and that tops the previous one-day high of almost 300,000 back in january. now, we should point out these latest figures could be the result of a lag in reporting over the holidays. nonetheless, the number of children now admitted to hospitals with covid is nearing a new record. the cdc reports nearly a 50% jump in just the past week. now, access to testing remains a problem, as you can see there, right around the country. home test kits, meantime, are hard to find online, and in stores and people are lining up for hours at drive-through testing sites right around the country. cnn s alexander field has more now on covid s record setting rampage through th
averaging more than 265,000 cases a day over the past week. now, that s according to data compiled by johns hopkins university. the centers for disease control and prevention, meantime, is now reporting close to 450,000 cases on monday alone in a 24-hour period. now, that tops their previous one-day high of almost 300,000 back in january. we should point out, of course, that these latest figures are most likely the result of a lag in reporting over christmas weekend. now, the number of children meantime admitted to hospitals with covid is nearing a new record. the cdc reports almost a 50% jump in just the past week. access to testing, of course, remains a problem right around the country. we ve seen the lines. home test kits are hard to find online and in stores. and as people line up for hours just to try and get a test, many of them at drive-through testing sites. we get more now from cnn s tom foreman reporting for us from washington. reporter: nationwide, hospitalizatio
States and all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead right here on cnn newsroom, daily u.s. covid cases hit an all-time high as the omicron variant fuels yet another wave. hospitalizations are rising, and experts fear the peak is yet to come. mourning the loss of an american political icon. we take a look at the legacy of former democratic senator harry reid. and hong kong police arrest six people linked to a pro-democracy news outlet. we ll bring you the details of this latest crackdown. so it s been nearly two years since the first covid case was confirmed in the united states. more than 200 million americans are now fully vaccinated, and still the country is breaking records for new infections,
Hello and a warm welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m paula newton. ahead, daily u.s. covid cases hit an all-time high as the omicron variant fuels yet another wave. hospitals are filling up fast, and experts fear the peak is yet to come. mourning the loss of an american political icon, we look at the legacy of former democratic senator harry reid and joe biden faces a number of challenges heading into the new year. where things stand now and what to expect in 2022. so it has now been nearly two years since the first covid case was confirmed in the united states.