Coronavirus updates: US will soon have 'half a million' deaths, CDC says

The number of patients entering hospitals in the U.K. every day is showcasing the dire situation as the new variant of the COVID-19 virus that originated there continues to spread.

Sir Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of England’s NHS, announced Sunday that "every thirty seconds across England another patient is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus."

Hospitals and staff are under “extreme pressure,” Stevens said.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson also announced Sunday that the vaccine was being administered at a rate of "140 jabs a minute."

-ABC News’ Zoe Magee

The state of California is poised to surpass 3 million positive COVID-19 cases within two days, according to data from the California Department of Public Health.

On Sunday, the state health department reported 42,229 new cases and 432 new deaths.

Los Angeles County, the hardest hit in the state, surpassed 1 million cases on Saturday. Dodger Stadium, the largest vaccination site in the country, reopened on Friday, but officials told ABC News they only have enough doses to last until Wednesday.

ABC News’ Matthew Fuhrman and Zohreen Shah contributed to this report.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging the federal government to send more COVID-19 vaccines to the state as the variant that originated in the U.K. continues to spread.

Nearly 14,000 positive tests were reported Sunday, with 18 known cases of the variant and an infection rate of 5.6%, Cuomo announced.

While 7 million New York residents are currently eligible to receive the vaccine, the federal government sent less vaccines than what was expected, he added.

"We have the weapon that will win this war and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but how fast we get there depends upon two things-our own individual actions and the federal supply, which is where we are facing the greatest challenge," Cuomo said in a statement.

The U.S. is forecast to have almost 500,000 COVID-19 deaths by mid-February, incoming CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on CBS’ "Face the Nation" Sunday morning.

She added, "That doesn't speak to the tens of thousands of people who are living with a yet uncharacterized syndrome after they've recovered."

Walensky, who was appointed by the Biden administration, believes that 100 million more doses of the vaccine will be available within the next 100 days.

"That is what the president-elect has promised," she said. “It will be a hefty lift, but we have it in us to do that.”

ABC News’ Brian Hartman contributed to this report.