Most states are now reporting low or minimal levels of respiratory activity.
According to federal data, emergency room visits for these viruses are a third of what they were a month ago, flu hospitalizations are nearly as low as they have been since October and hospitalizations for COVID-19 has been trending downward for the past few weeks.At least 75% of available beds across the country were in use for all of 2020.
Experts are warning that the high capacity will not likely change any time soon because people are coming to the hospital sicker than in the past.
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