US breaks Covid-19 hospitalization record at over 132,000 as Omicron surges

There were 132,646 people hospitalized with Covid, surpassing the record of 132,051 set in January last year.

Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States reached a record high on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as a surge in infections caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant strains health systems in several states.