Key COVID-19 indicators surge again in U.S., straining hospitals

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Key COVID-19 indicators surge again in U.S., straining hospitals

STORY: Key COVID-19 indicators surge again in U.S., straining hospitals DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of screenshots of U.S. CDC website 3. various of the exterior of a U.S. hospital in New York City 4. various of the street view in New York City STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Another COVID-19 winter surge is brewing in the Untied States as the key indicators are all rising. It has swamped the country's hospitals with a record number of patients sickened by respiratory diseases. The nation averaged about 65,569 new cases each day in the week ending Dec. 7, a 49.6 percent rise from the previous week. An average of more than 4,800 virus-positive Americans were admitted to hospitals each day in the week ending Dec. 6, a 13.8 percent increase over the week prior. Daily COVID-19 death count was also hiking. The country averaged over 420 COVID-19 deaths in th

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