Coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country as some states report record hospitalizations and others prepare for a spate of deaths.
On Monday, officials recorded 210,168 new cases of COVID-19 - the second time in the last six months cases have surpassed 200,000 - with a seven-day rolling average of 133,910.
This represents a 286 percent increase from the seven-day average of 34,682 recorded one month ago, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
Every state but three - Arkansas, Nebraska and Vermont - and the District of Columbia have seen infections rise or hold steady over the last week, the analysis found.
Deaths are also trending upward with 686 virus-related fatalities recorded on Monday and a seven-day rolling average of 683.
This is a 146 percent spike from the average of 277 reported four weeks ago and the highest number seen since May 27.
The figures show how the pandemic in America has spiraled out of control after the White House claimed it had curbed the crisis around the Fourth of July.
States such as Florida and Louisiana are currently reporting record-high numbers of new COVID-19 patients being admitted to hospitals as wards run out of beds.
Meanwhile, state officials in Texas have requested five mortuary trailers from the federal government due to an anticipation of a spike in Covid deaths.
On Monday, the U.S. recorded 210,168 new cases of COVID-19 with a seven-day rolling average of 133,910, which is a 286% increase from the seven-day average of 34,682 recorded one month ago
There were also 686 virus-related deaths recorded on Monday with a seven-day rolling average of 683, which is a 146% increase from the average of 277 reported four weeks ago
Every state but three - Arkansas, Nebraska and Vermont - and the District of Columbia have seen infections rise or hold steady over the last week
Florida continues to be America's COVID-19 epicenter with 151,764 new cases reported last week with a record-high seven-day average of 21,681 cases per day.
According to data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the state has the highest hospitalization rate in the country with 65 COVID-19 patients per 100,000 people - triple the national rate, according to CNN.
What's more, half of all ICU beds in Florida are occupied by Covid patients, HHS data show.
'[Staff are] mentally, physically and spiritually exhausted and when they have all these patients in front of them sick with COVID-19 and they see the mortality that's unnecessary, it's demoralizing, Maggie Hansen, Chief Nurse Executive at Memorial Healthcare System, told NBC Miami.
'They're sad and frustrated because something can be done. Get vaccinated so they can get back to the business of health care.'
In late July, Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order preventing mask mandates in schools - which has already resulted in some
