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Surges of COVID-19 patients are threatening to overwhelm hospitals across the nation. CNN reports at least 123,639 people across the country were in the hospital with the novel coronavirus on Saturday. The COVID Tracking Project says that marks the 32nd consecutive day that the number of hospitalizations has exceeded 100,000. Cases skyrocketed after the Thanksgiving holiday. The fallout form Christmas and New Year's celebrations are still unfolding. Johns Hopkins University data reveals that as of Saturday, more than 20.4 million people have been infected with the virus in the US. At least 350,186 people have died from the illness.
Long lines of civilians fleeing the fighting between government forces and Islamic State around Mosul, Iraq, huddle in tent camps, dependent upon aid for food and shelter. Diane Hodges reports.
Almost 500,000 Ukrainians have fled their homes in the East of the country as the conflict continues. These 67 people are making an old bomb shelter home for the holidays.
Millions displaced by Islamic State in Iraq are set to face a very harsh winter as the humanitarian situation there worsens. Nathan Frandino reports.
Official funerals are being held in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the victims of the bombing of a camp for displaced persons on May 3, a "war crime" according to the Congolese government, which is calling for sanctions against Rwanda. IMAGES
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