(CNN) The weekly tallies of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the United States have never been higher, and state officials are warning of more alarming patterns following the holiday season. Colorado's state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy on Friday warned of "early signs" of a rise in Covid-19 cases. Some 131,889 Covid-19 patients were in US hospitals on Friday -- the third-highest figure recorded, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project. On Friday, county health officials reported the most Covid-19 deaths ever reported there in a single day: 318. And others are looking to retired health care workers who have the skills to administer vaccines and aren't actively attending to Covid-19 patients.

Source: The Nation January 09, 2021 16:18 UTC