U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 2 Million As Some States See Surge In Hospitalizations | NBC Nightly News
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 2 Million
at Houston’s Methodist Hospital COBIT 19 hospitalizations are once again surging up 40 percent most but not all of the sickest patients elderly I think Memorial Day was a big factor I mean we really saw that six days after Memorial Day we we saw even more acceleration at that point in time I think people have let their guard down same story in Phoenix we’ve certainly seen an increased number of cases of covin 19 disease of patients that are positive Texas and Arizona among at least nine states reporting a jump in hospitalizations the best indicator of the virus is toll Arkansas California North and South Carolina Mississippi Oregon and Utah also on the list now the American Nurses Association reports 79 percent of nurses say they are once again being encouraged or required to reuse their PPE now gowns are in short supply and the wipes that we use to clean medical equipment it keeps shifting but the shortages are still very much there as states expand testing the number of confirmed cases now 2 million with 113 thousand deaths 883 deaths just yesterday meanwhile America continues to reopen from airline passenger traffic to the Navy Pier in Chicago to the Mall of America in Minneapolis to Miami Beach I think that the beaches you can be we’re outside the briefs is going the good news tonight three vaccine candidates will enter phase three clinical trials this summer FDA approval could come by early 2021 how quickly could Americans get a vaccine we’re hoping as we get to the spring of next year we’ll have something that can actually be used for patients meanwhile not every state has seen an increase in hospitalizations new jersey reporting a 40% decrease over the last two weeks hey NBC News fans thanks for checking out our youtube channel subscribe by clicking on that button down here and click on any of the videos over here to watch the latest interviews show highlights and digital exclusives thanks for watching
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 2 Million As Some States See Surge In Hospitalizations
