With millions of Americans celebrating and traveling this Labor Day weekend, health officials are concerned that it could spark another COVID-19 surge. Hospitals in some states are already overwhelmed with patients.
More than 99,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized with COVID-19, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Just over 62% of the U.S. population has had at least one COVID-19 shot while 53% of the country is fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.