&nbsp;Daily COVID-19 infections are more than four times what the United States was seeing on Labor Day last year, or a 316 percent increase, USA Today reported on Monday.

Daily COVID-19-related deaths are twice as high, said the report, citing data from the Johns Hopkins University.

Hospitalizations are also up by 158 percent compared to Labor Day weekend a year ago, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services, it said.

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The massive number of hospitalizations is causing numerous states across the nation to run short on the number of ICU beds available to patients, said the report.

&quot;Blame the highly contagious Delta variant and a swath of Americans refusing easily accessible vaccines that most of the developing world is furiously scrambling to obtain,&quot; it said.&nbsp;

U.S. daily COVID-19 infections up over 300 pct from last Labor Day

Daily COVID-19-related deaths are twice as high a year ago, said USA Today, citing data from the Johns Hopkins University.