As new daily coronavirus cases surge in the US, several state leaders are urging their residents to stay at home to slow the spread of the deadly virus. More than 150,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in the US on Thursday, marking the highest number of new cases the country has seen in a day since the beginning of the pandemic.
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As a result of the spike in new COVID-19 cases, hospitals across the nation have reached or are quickly approaching capacity, with nationwide hospitalizations nearly doubling since October. Many of the states experiencing the biggest surges do not have mask mandates in place.