Overburdened hospitals have been further strained as gun violence spiked in the United States in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, CNN reported Monday.A study published Thursday said that 62,500 firearm-related incidents occurred in the country from March 2020 to February 2021, 15 percent higher than expected based on previous trends.These incidents resulted in more than 10,000 excess non-fatal injuries and about 4,400 excess deaths, which has put extra pressure on already overwhelmed hospitals.Overburdened hospitals have been further strained as gun violence spiked in the United States in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, CNN reported Monday.A study published Thursday said that 62,500 firearm-related incidents occurred in the country from March 2020 to February 2021, 15 percent higher than expected based on previous trends.These incidents resulted in more than 10,000 excess non-fatal injuries and about 4,400 excess deaths, which has put extra pressure on already overwhelmed hospitals.