Coronavirus updates: 1st vaccines now on the way to all 50 US states

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Dez Bryant tweeted he would not be playing Tuesday after he tested positive for the coronavirus minutes before kickoff against the Dallas Cowboys.

Bryant said he was warming up with the team on the field -- with a mask on -- when he was pulled off by team officials for further testing.

Fox Sports reported an earlier COVID-19 test came back inconclusive and had to be retested.

Bryant reacted angrily on social media, as the former long-time Cowboys player had been looking forward to facing his former team. He tweeted he had the same routine and the positive test made no sense to him, before saying he was going to call it quits for the rest of the season.

Two weeks ago, the Ravens experienced a coronavirus outbreak among players and staff. Twenty-three players and staff were put on the COVID-19 list, including reigning MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson.

The team had to postpone its Thanksgiving Day against the Pittsburgh Steelers three times. It also prompted this week's game to be pushed back to Tuesday.

The U.S. has over 104,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday, setting a new daily record, according to The COVID Tracking Project.

The seven-day average of hospitalizations is also at a record high of 101,659, according to the health data.

The country reported 213,498 new cases and 2,622 new deaths Tuesday.

The seven-day averages for new cases and deaths hit records Tuesday, at 202,158 and 2,225, respectively, according to the health data.

The coronavirus vaccine will not substantially reduce the spread of the virus until the spring, according to the White House coronavirus task force's weekly briefing for governors. The report was obtained by ABC News.

The briefing said it will take at least 100 million Americans to be immunized before viral spread, hospitalizations or fatalities can go down.

"Behavioral change and aggressive mitigation policies are the only widespread prevention tools that we have to address this winter surge," the task force report said.

The task force noted that state and local governments aren't implementing the same mitigation policies that curbed cases back in the summer.

It also said 2,000 counties are in COVID-19 red zones.

"This current fall to winter surge continues to spread to every corner of the U.S., from small towns to large cities, from farms to beach communities," the report said.

-ABC News' Brian Hartman and Josh Margolin

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced coronavirus vaccine distribution could begin as early as next week for critical health care workers, long-term care facility residents and staff and first responders.

Hogan said the state will initially receive 155,000 first doses of the two-dose COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine could begin distribution starting Dec. 14, while the Moderna vaccine could begin distribution a week later, according to the governor.

"The state has signed up all of the state's 227 nursing homes and 1,668 assisted living facilities for the federal distribution partnership through CVS and Walgreens," according to a statement from the governor's office.

Maryland will also roll out a campaign educating residents on the vaccine and encouraging residents to get the shots.