On the first day of the U.S. new year, the number of confirmed cases of new crown surpasses 20 million hospital beds

　　According to a report by CNN, within a few hours after 2021, the total number of new coronary pneumonia cases in the United States exceeded 20 million. Experts believe that the worst is still to come.

　　According to data from CNN's New Coronary Pneumonia Tracking Project, the United States has set a record of hospitalizations for new coronary pneumonia for four consecutive days.

On December 31, more than 125,370 new crown patients were hospitalized across the United States, which is the fourth consecutive day that this number has broken the historical record.

　　The report pointed out that these historical record-breaking figures remind the public that even in the new year, the new crown virus will continue to raging across the country by a large margin, and the next few months may face even worse conditions.

　　Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told CNN on December 31, "We will still experience the hardest and darkest days."

　　According to reports, the aggravation of the new crown epidemic in California has led to a sharp increase in the number of hospitalizations, and it is difficult to find a bed. Often the bed can only be vacated for other patients after the death of the previous patient.

　　California health officials said that in the past few weeks, Los Angeles County and other parts of California have been fighting a surge of new crown disease, part of the reason for the worsening of the epidemic is holiday gatherings.

Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of health services in Los Angeles County, said the epidemic is pushing hospitals "on the brink of disaster."

　　According to data from the New Crown Epidemic Tracking Project, since mid-November, the number of patients admitted to hospitals in Georgia has doubled every day.

The office of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said in a statement that the Atlanta Convention Center will be transformed into a temporary hospital starting on the 1st.

　　In addition, Arizona health officials said that the number of new daily cases in the state is still high, and the number of hospitalizations and deaths is also increasing.

(CCTV reporter Liu Xu)