The daily death average in the United States has increased to more than 1,150, up by 57 percent in the last week, according to data provided by the federal government.
The country, the data also showed, is now averaging approximately 103,000 new cases per day, which is a 19 percent increase in the last week and a 62 percent jump since late October.
The United States is also about 10,000 deaths away from reaching yet another grim milestone of 800,000 Americans lost to COVID-19.
The omicron variant has now been found in at least 20 U.S. states.
The delta variant — especially among unvaccinated people — continues to drive worsening COVID-19 metrics, U.S. health officials have said.
