US Covid hospitalizations at record high as Fauci warns 'it will likely get worse'

US hospitalizations from Covid-19 were at a record high on Sunday, at 125,544, as hospitals struggled to cope and providers made plans to ration care.

The current surge of cases shows no signs of slowing down: 201,476 reported across the US on Sunday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The death toll reached 351,590.

Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, and others are warning that an additional surge is likely because of holiday gatherings and cold weather keeping people indoors.

“It could and likely will...