Covid hospitalizations have started to rise across the U.S. for the first time in weeks, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Covid hospitalizations have started to rise across the U.S. for the first time in weeks, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an ominous sign as officials prepare for a new surge of respiratory infections this winter and the White House struggles to convince fatigued Americans to get free updated booster shots.
Some 27,210 patients with Covid are occupying inpatient hospital beds and 2,704 are in ICU beds as of October 26, around 4% of capacity, according to dataMaine leads as the state with the highest proportion of hospitalized Covid patients, with 11% of hospital beds and 16% of ICU beds taken up by those with the virus, according to HHS data.
Vermont and North Carolina follow, with 9% of inpatient beds in both states occupied by Covid patients, while 12% and 9% of ICU beds are occupied, respectively., particularly in Hawaii, where the average number of daily Covid hospitalizations has jumped by two-thirds over the past 14 days, as well as New Mexico , Vermont , Wyoming and Montana .in the U.S. since late July.
with the disease every day. Deaths have been relatively static for much of October and sit at more than 2,500 people dead with Covid for the weeks ending October 19 and October 12.The White House and public health officials are struggling to convince Americans to get an updated booster shot as they prepare for a tough surge of respiratory illnesses this winter. Vaccination, both boosters and the initial series, slash the risk of serious illness, hospitalization and death, though uptake in the U.
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