Covid Record Deaths

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The country as a whole reported its highest daily death toll from coronavirus yesterday...but, as karin caifa reports, experts say it's only going to get worse.

### a grim picture now.

A dark outlook ahead.

Michael osterholm / university of minnesota: "this is a very, very difficul and dangerous time, and if we don't change our ways, this will not be the top of the curve."

More than 28 hundred americans lost their lives to covid-19 on wednesday -- the highest daily death toll of the pandemic.

The american ambulance association says the 9-11 emergency call system is at a breaking point.

The number of new daily cases and hospitalizations is also soaring.

Rep.

Raul ruiz, m.d.

/ -d- california: "doctors nurses, respiratory techs, they are tired, they are stressed, they are pushed to the limit."

The biden-harris administration will take control of the u-s response to the pandemic in seven weeks, and the nation's top infectious diseases expert doctor anthony fauci met with the transition team virtually on thursday.

This -- as states prepare to receive their first vaccine doses, pending the federal government's sign- off -- which could come next week.

Dr. kevin ault /cdc advisory committee on immunization practices: "healt care workers, residents of long-term care facilities and nursing homes, essential workers and people over 65 is who is in the first group.

That's a huge group of americans."

In additio to improving the public health situation -- there's hope vaccines can aid the ailing economy too.

Another 712 thousand americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, according to the labor department.

In washington, i'm karin caifa.