US shatters new daily death record with 4,300 fatalities
The United States recorded a staggering 4,327 deaths on Tuesday, which is three Americans every minute. The total US death toll has now surpassed 380,000 - more than the past 10 flu seasons combined. Meanwhile, one case of the more contagious 'super-covid' variant was reported in Ohio on Tuesday, bringing nationwide cases to at least 83. Hospitalizations and case numbers also remain precariously high with 131,000 patients currently being treated for COVID nationwide and 230,000 new cases recorded on Tuesday. The pandemic has brought hard-hit Los Angeles to its knees, with intensive care units at capacity and patients being treated in parking lots. Nearly one million residents in LA County have contracted COVID-19, and one local is currently dying from the virus every eight minutes. LA County health officials have urged residents to wear masks indoors to stop spread among family members. Children in the city are apologizing to elderly dying relatives for spreading the virus during family holidays.