Daily reported COVID-19 deaths in U.S. top 3,000 for the first time

The United States for the first time reported more than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

So far on Wednesday, 3,049 have been reported, according to Johns Hopkins. The numbers are not complete for the day.

The United States is averaging about 2,230 new death reports per day, the university's data shows.

Over the course of the pandemic, U.S. health officials have reported 289,298 total deaths.

In states across the nation, officials remain concerned about the number of Covid-19 patients in the hospital and the ability of hospitals to find enough rooms.

California on Wednesday set records in cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions. The most populous state has only about 1,500 ICU beds available, CNN reported.