More Covid-19 patients are hospitalized than ever before

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Wed, 2020-12-16 10:04 — mike kraft

FDA authorizes first fully at-home test as more Covid-19 patients are hospitalized than ever before After a day of celebration and heartache, Americans face a harsh reality with the Covid-19 crisis. Holly Yan, Steve Almasy and Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

(CNN) After a day of celebration and heartache, Americans face a harsh reality with the Covid-19 crisis.

A record 112,816 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized Tuesday, according to the Covid Tracking Project.

That will inevitably lead to more deaths as Christmas and New Year's Day get closer.

And while more doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are sent across the country this week, there won't be enough for everyone who wants it for months.

"This vaccine, as wonderful as it is, is not going to change the trajectory of what we experience this winter," said Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"It's not going to change what we need to do. It's not going change the need for us all to wear masks, and social distance and wash our hands." ...

As doctors and nurses across the nation roll up their sleeves to get vaccinated, governors and mayors are having to consider implementing stricter health measures to blunt the impact of the virus before inoculations become widespread.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio told CNN on Tuesday that while it's up to the state's governor, he would recommend tight stay-at-home orders for the holidays.

California is in the middle of stay-at-home orders in the most populated regions of the state based on ICU capacity. Cases, deaths and hospitalizations continue to rise and the number of ICU beds available continues to fall.

Boston just moved to more restrictive measures on public activities, limiting gathering size. Indoor dining is limited to 90 minutes, according to Mayor Marty Walsh. ...

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