More than 40,000 people are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus in the U.S., a number that rose by 40% in the last month.

The U.S. reported more than 80,000 new COVID-19 infections Friday.

Experts are warning that the worst is yet to come.

News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen is joined by Dr. Ankita Sagar to talk about how our hospitals are preparing for a fall/winter surge, and how concerned should we be in the tri-state area with number in other parts of the country.

Dr. Sagar is the director of Ambulatory Quality at Northwell.