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US daily COVID-19 hospitalizations have hovered above 100,000 for a month — but experts say the post-holiday surge is yet to come


The US coronavirus outbreak has continuously shattered records this winter, but Saturday marked a particularly gruesome milestone: one month of more than 100,000 consecutive, daily coronavirus hospitalizations.
Average daily cases also reached an all-time high of more than 275,000 on Saturday, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project. The US death toll has surpassed 350,000.
Source: Business Insider