Rapid rise in COVID-19 mortality in the United States, with the highest daily death toll reported so far
The United States has reported a staggering approximately 1,193,839 COVID-19 deaths as of early August 2025, according to data from the Covid Tracking Project website, which is based on reports from over 27 states still reporting post-emergency[1].
Regarding current COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S., specific nationwide hospitalization numbers are not directly available in the search results. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that COVID-19 infections are currently growing or likely growing in 45 states as of August 2025[3][4]. Additionally, hospitalizations in the Americas (which includes the U.S.) have shown an increasing trend in recent 28-day periods, though exact U.S. hospitalization counts are not specified[2]. Emergency department visits for COVID-19 are rising across all ages in the U.S., up 19% compared to the previous week, indicating more hospital-related impacts[4].
The data shows that the number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States has significantly increased since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record for COVID-19 deaths in a single day in the United States was on May 7, with 2,769 deaths reported[5]. However, on December 9, 2020, the United States recorded 3,054 COVID-19 deaths, which is the highest number since the pandemic began[6].
According to Johns Hopkins University, the number of people in the U.S. infected with the new coronavirus is over 15.3 million, and over 5.89 million people in the U.S. have recovered from the virus[7][8]. The United States is currently averaging over 200,000 new COVID-19 cases per day[9].
It is important to note that the global number of cases of the new coronavirus has surpassed 67 million[10]. The number of COVID-19 patients in U.S. hospitals has also remained high, exceeding 100,000[11].
For precise and current information on the number of hospitalized patients in the U.S., it is recommended to consult the CDC's official COVID-19 hospitalization data dashboard regularly.
| Metrics | Data (U.S., as of August 2025) | |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------| | Cumulative COVID-19 deaths | ~1,193,839 deaths reported[1] | | Current COVID-19 hospitalizations | Not precisely stated; rising trends indicated[2][4] | | COVID-19 infection trend | Growing or likely growing in 45 states[3][4] |
[1] https://covidtracking.com/data/state/us/daily [2] https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---americas-23-april-2021 [3] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/uscssvg.html [4] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/us-hospitalization-trends.html [5] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-us-cases.html [6] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/us/coronavirus-us-deaths.html [7] https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 [8] https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/us/county/new-york [9] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-us-cases.html [10] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ [11] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/us-hospitalization-trends.html
- In the realm of health-and-wellness, the medical-conditions related to COVID-19 continue to pose significant challenges in the United States, as the number of COVID-19 deaths has significantly increased since the pandemic's beginning.
- politics and general-news circles frequently discuss the escalating COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S., as specific nationwide hospitalization numbers are not directly available, but hospitalizations in the Americas have shown an increasing trend.
- The science community closely monitors worldwide cases, including the new coronavirus, and as of August 2025, the global number of cases has surpassed 67 million, with the number of COVID-19 patients in U.S. hospitals remaining high, exceeding 100,000.
