Coronavirus digest: US COVID hospitalizations cross 100,000
By DW
03 December 2020 |
3:45 pm
More than 100,000 Americans are hospitalized due to COVID-19, marking a new all-time record. President-elect Biden gave a dire warning as cases continued to rise. DW rounds up the latest developments.
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