October 13, 2020 – The U.S. reported more than 41,000 new coronavirus infections, while hospitals in many parts of the country experienced surging numbers of patients infected with the viral disease, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Monday’s figures bring the death toll to more than 215,000 and the total number of people who are confirmed to have had the coronavirus in the U.S. to more than 7.8 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
U.S. hospitalizations are now at their highest level since Sept. 2, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project. As of Monday, there were 35,056 patients hospitalized across the country, more than 16% higher than the level a week earlier. However, while hospitalizations are rising, they are still lower than July’s daily highs of more than 59,000.