New York Reports Record Covid-19 Cases For Three Days

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The holiday season is looking grim as the nation sees coronavirus cases surge due to the spread of the Omicron variant. Dr. Anthony Fauci warns there will be some tough weeks and months ahead. Democrats are fuming over Senator Joe Manchin’s decision to torpedo the Build Back Better bill. Manchin blames staff in the White House while members of his own party continue their disapproval of his choice. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This year's hottest stocking stuffer is a COVID test.
0:07.4	The lead starts right now.
0:09.2	The holiday season looking grim.
0:11.8	Some tough weeks and months ahead warns Dr. Anthony Fauci, as the nation sees cases
0:17.7	surge days before families gather for the holiday.
0:21.7	While Democrats fume over Sunday or Joe Manchin's decision to torpedo the Biden agenda, we're
0:27.0	today of a counter-proposal.
0:29.2	We're going to talk to a leading progressive Democrat on whether it's enough.
0:33.5	Plus, he's about to be in charge of the Trump investigation.
0:37.7	The incoming Manhattan DA talks exclusively to CNN.
0:43.7	Welcome to lead on Pamela Brown in for Jake Tapper and we start with the health lead
0:51.1	and COVID cases spiking across the U.S.
0:54.3	We're now averaging 130,000 every day.
0:58.2	It's up 10% in a week.
1:01.2	Hospitalizations are also up about 35% in the last month, but about one in five of all
1:06.6	ICU beds in this country taken up by a COVID patient.
1:11.2	Health officials warn the highly contagious Omicron variant will soon be responsible for
1:15.3	most cases.
1:16.8	But for now, it's that other super spreader the Delta variant driving this December
1:21.2	surge.
1:22.2	And a CNN's Athena Jones reports drug maker Moderna has encouraging news about its
1:26.9	boosters and the fight against Omicron.
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