More Americans were hospitalised with COVID-19 yesterday than at any time since the pandemic began, as total coronavirus infections crossed the 21 million mark in that country. US Covid-19 hospitalizations reached a record 131 215.

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7 January 2021

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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More Americans were hospitalised with COVID-19 yesterday than at any time since the pandemic began, as total coronavirus infections crossed the 21 million mark in that country. US Covid-19 hospitalizations reached a record 131 215.

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