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The U.S. is averaging 267,000 daily coronavirus cases, a record as two highly contagious variants converge and threaten to overwhelm hospitals.

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 9:45 PM EST

The record came just a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduced the number of days that infected Americans should remain isolated to five days, from 10. The C.D.C. changed course as Omicron's rapid spread has worsened a labor shortage, upending the hospitality, medical and travel industries, among others.

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