(NPR) 'Extraordinary Acceleration': Takeaways From The Pandemic Last Week

'Extraordinary Acceleration': Takeaways From The Pandemic Last Week






'Extraordinary Acceleration': Takeaways From The Pandemic Last Week






Health care workers in Houston, Texas, perform a procedure on a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on Thanksgiving. This past week has seen continued steep growth in cases, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19.



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'Extraordinary Acceleration': Takeaways From The Pandemic Last Week






Deaths from COVID-19 have jumped nearly 40% this week, and hospitals around the country are straining under their patient load. Here's what happened in the first week after Thanksgiving.