US tops more than 15 million coronavirus cases

Nurses care for a COVID-19 positive patient at UMass Memorial Hospital on December 4, 2020 in Worcester, Massachusetts. - UMass Memorial Hospital had to convert one of their cardiac step down units into a COVID-19 ICU due to the surge in patients. The United States recorded more than 210,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours on Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University, in an all-time high for the country since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by allison dinner and Allison Dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

US tops more than 15 million coronavirus cases

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CNN's Erica Hill reports that as the US prepares to distribute the Covid-19 vaccine, the country has topped more than 15 million coronavirus case and is seeing record hospitalizations.

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Nurses care for a COVID-19 positive patient at UMass Memorial Hospital on December 4, 2020 in Worcester, Massachusetts. - UMass Memorial Hospital had to convert one of their cardiac step down units into a COVID-19 ICU due to the surge in patients. The United States recorded more than 210,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours on Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University, in an all-time high for the country since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by allison dinner and Allison Dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

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