Hospitalizations and pediatric hospitalizations at all-time highs
Nationwide, more than 157,000 COVID-19-positive patients are currently receiving care -- a pandemic high, according to federal data.
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More than 5,200 children are currently hospitalized with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 – also a record high.
On average, over 20,000 Americans are being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 each day, a figure that's more than doubled over the last month, according to federal data.
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It's still not clear how many of these patients were admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 and how many people coincidentally tested positive after they were admitted for other reasons.
About 83% of staffed adult ICU beds are occupied (by COVID and non-COVID patients) -- the highest ICU capacity in one year, according to federal data.
On average, the U.S. is now reporting a record high of more than 782,000 new COVID-19 cases each day, according to federal data.
-ABC News' Arielle Mitropoulos