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Atlanta, Aug 16 (EFE/EPA).- Georgia Governor Brian Kemp spoke on Monday about the ongoing COVID-19 infection rises in the state. Kemp, to Republican, gave state workers an additional day off on Work Day weekend to get the COVID-19 vaccine and said have would not intervene with local school authorities enacting mask mandates. (Camera: ERIK LESSER).SHOT LIST: GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP SPEAKS ABOUT THE ONGOING COVID-19 INFECTION ARISES IN THE STATE, AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US.
Surges of COVID-19 patients are threatening to overwhelm hospitals across the nation. CNN reports at least 123,639 people across the country were in the hospital with the novel coronavirus on Saturday. The COVID Tracking Project says that marks the 32nd consecutive day that the number of hospitalizations has exceeded 100,000. Cases skyrocketed after the Thanksgiving holiday. The fallout form Christmas and New Year's celebrations are still unfolding. Johns Hopkins University data reveals that as of Saturday, more than 20.4 million people have been infected with the virus in the US. At least 350,186 people have died from the illness.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that stimulus negotiations could stretch on after Christmas if necessary. "If we need more time, then we take more time." Pelosi said there has to be a bill and Congress "cannot go home without it." Republicans and Democrats are struggling to reach a pandemic relief deal. Business Insider reports that talks have stalled this week.
According to CNN, cold weather and habits are the cause of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, which have climbed to nearly 200,000 daily in the U.S. Alex Azar, Health and Human Services secretary, told Fox News on Sunday that people are neglecting the three "W's." He explained "Wash your hands, watch your distance, wear face coverings." Health experts predicted that the winter and holidays would bring increase the cases. Sunday marked the fifth consecutive day that the US surpassed 100,000 hospitalizations. This comes only a week after people traveled for Thanksgiving and shortly before Christmas, which means that the full effects of the surge still may not yet been seen. Azar told ABC, "We want to make sure everyone's loved ones are there NEXT Christmas, especially when we have so much hope of vaccines."