Topline The United States reported 3,744 new coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, the highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, exceeding the previous record of 3,725 deaths set Tuesday, as the third wave of the virus continues to wreak havoc across the country and a new variant of Covid-19 has now been detected in two states. Jenilee Silva holds onto her mother Mariquita Baluyot as she walks with sister Jasmine Igtanloc to … [+] visit the grave of their father and husband Jesus Baluyot who died of COVID-19 on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in San Bruno, California. Both Mariquita and her husband fell ill from COVID-19 and Mariquita was in a coma for several months but her husband died. They were visiting the cemetery on what would have been their 45th wedding anniversary. (Gabrielle Lurie/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Key Facts In addition to cases and fatalities, hospitalizations are also surging, as a record-high of 125,220 people are hospitalized nationwide due to the virus, according to the COVID Tracking Project. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that a new variant of the coronavirus, which some scientists fear is even more contagious, was detected in San Diego County. State officials in Colorado reported the first known case of the variant, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, in the U.S. on Tuesday and confirmed a second case was discover… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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U.S. Breaks Daily Covid-19 Death Record—Again
