the hospital at teaneck has about 50 hospitalized patients.y tell us this is the highest number since the peak of the second wave which was around summer. several months since we saw these numbers. in addition, all five of these states -- four of the five except for new york have seen all three of the variants, and all five of the states have seen the uk variant which the epidemiologists are saying is partly to blame for the latest numbers. they believe it's causing the latest surge, especially in these five states which account for 44% of the cases, but only 22% of the population. new jersey's governor phil murphy sat down with lester holt this week, and he has a different theory on what's causing the surge, at least here in his state. listen in. >> there have been states that have largely thrown away, lifted all their restrictions and are doing better than new jersey. does that frustrate you? >> i think it's because of less density and warmer wealth honestly. they're able to spread out more than we can and live more of their lives outdoors t

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i spoke with the chief of nursing in this hospital in teaneck, new jersey, about what else they're seeing. listen to what she told me. >> we don't know if it's people letting their guard down, being in larger groups because of the holidays, maybe even some travel. it's hard for us to know until patients, you know, tell us. and it seems like it's the family gatherings and the family travel. it's difficult for the staff. you know, when we went through the pandemic, everybody was working on adrenaline. we've got this, let's get through it. the second wave, okay, we can manage. and now that we're seeing upticks after each holiday, it's taxing, it's exhausting, and it's a lot to ask for the staff. >> reporter: i could just feel her loss of energy when i asked her how her staff is doing. and so we do see multiple factors at play here with the travel she mentioned and now this faster moving variant which we haven't seen previously in the pandemic, lindsey. the monoclonal antibody treatment they're doing here, she says that is helping in the state of new jersey, but also a ramp-up in vaccinations