Omicron Surge Pushing US Healthcare System to the Limit

Medscape (Jan. 14th, 2022) – The U.S. health care industry was already stretched thin by two years of the COVID-19 pandemic when the Omicron variant struck. As hospitals fill with patients again, experts and workers say damage to the industry may be long-lasting.

A record 1.34 million COVID cases were reported in the United States on Monday, and the seven-day daily average was more than 740,000. Twenty-four states reported record seven-day daily averages, NBC News said. Hospitalizations have gone up with the case counts.

Omicron Surge Pushing US Healthcare System to the Limit (medscape.com)