Deaths also rose with 1,296 fatalities recorded and a seven-day rolling average of 1,114, a 285% increase from the average of 289 reported 28 days ago prior
* The U.S. recorded 161,331 new cases of COVID-19 with a seven-day rolling average of 155,746, which is a 132% increase from the 66,999 average reported four weeks ago
* Deaths also rose 1,296 fatalities recorded and a seven-day rolling average of 1,114, a 285% increase from the average of 289 reported 28 days ago prior
* A total of 101,433 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 with at least eight states breaking records of patients occupying beds
* In Texas, a record-high 14,255 patients are hospitalized, a 213% jump from the 4,544 patients hospitalized one month ago
* Kentucky also hit a record-high number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients at 2,074, a spike of 385% from the 427 hospitalized one month ago
* Medical centers in Idaho are asking people with lapsed health care licenses to get temporary authorization to work and those without medical backgrounds to help with housekeeping, data entry or contact tracing
Coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise across the U.S. as a growing list of states say they are seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
On Thursday, officials recorded 161,331 cases of COVID-19 with a seven-day rolling average of 155,746, which is a 132 percent increase from the 66,999 average reported four weeks ago.
It also is the highest figure seen since January 28, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
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WNU Editor: If it was not for the vaccines, case and death numbers would be more than double from the current totals. Mandatory lock-downs would also be the rule.