U.S. Covid-19 Hospitalizations Hit Highest Level in Nearly Six Weeks
Source: Wall Street Journal
The U.S. reported more than 41,000 new coronavirus infections, while hospitals in many parts of the country experienced surging numbers of patients infected with the viral disease.
Monday’s figures bring the total number of people who are confirmed to have had the coronavirus in the U.S. to more than 7.8 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The death toll surpassed 215,000.
U.S. hospitalizations are now at their highest level since Sept. 2, according to data from the Covid Tracking Project. As of Monday, there were 35,056 patients hospitalized across the country, more than 16% higher than the level a week earlier. While hospitalizations are rising, they are still lower than July’s daily highs of more than 59,000.
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Although hospitalizations have risen, U.S. deaths have continued to fall. Deaths often lag behind new cases and hospitalizations, given the duration of the disease. There were 317 deaths reported Monday, down from 398 a day earlier. The seven-day average of daily deaths attributed to Covid-19 has been hovering around 700 for about three weeks, down from around 1,000 two months ago.
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