And that number is likely an undercount
he virus that some once thought might vanish when the weather warmed up has instead proliferated despite the rising temperatures across the U.S., with the COVID-19 case-count rolling past the 4 million mark,That number is likely an undercount—a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published Tuesdaythat the actual U.S. infection rate could be anywhere from six to 24 times higher than the official total. Even still, the 4 million mark is chilling enough.
reveals. In California, for example, hospitals have reached more than 97% capacity, while over a quarter of those hospitalizations are related to COVID-19. Arizona hospitals are at 94% full and 41% COVID-19-related, respectively, while Georgia is at 77% and 33%. Meanwhile, New York—which during the spring had resorted to setting up emergency makeshift hospitals in Manhattan’s Jacob Javits Convention Center and Central Park—is at just under 77% hospital capacity, but only 5.
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