Hospitalizations of Kovid-19 more than doubled last month. Over the past week, an average of more than 500 people have been hospitalized every hour, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
(Reuters) – The number of Covid-19 patients in US hospitals rose by 100,000 on Thursday, the highest level in eight months, according to the Department of Health, as a resurgence of Covid-19 cases driven by the variant highly contagious Delta puts pressure on the nation. health care system.
Hospitalizations of Kovid-19 more than doubled in the last month. Over the past week, an average of more than 500 people with Covid were hospitalized every hour, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The US reached its historic peak of hospitalizations on January 6, when there were 132,051 coronavirus patients in hospital beds, according to a Reuters count.
In early 2021, as the vaccination campaign expanded rapidly, hospitalizations fell, reaching its lowest level for the year at 13,843 on 28 June.
But Covid-19 hospitalizations suddenly spiked in July, when the delta variant became the dominant strain. The American South is the epicenter of the most recent outbreak, but hospitalizations are pouring in across the country.
Florida has the highest number of hospitalized coronavirus patients, according to data from the Department of Health, followed by Texas and California. More than 95% of intensive care unit beds are currently occupied in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
According to the Department of Health, the delta variant, which spreads rapidly among a mostly illiterate population, sends a record number of children to hospitals: There are currently more than 2,000 confirmed and suspected pediatric hospitals for Covid-19.
California, Florida and Texas account for about 32% of the total confirmed and suspected pediatric hospitalizations for COVID-19 in the country.
Currently, children represent about 2.3% of national hospitalizations for COVID-19 – people under the age of 12 are not allowed to receive the vaccine.
The country is seeking a permit for vaccines for young children until the fall with Pfizer’s vaccination agent.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s leading expert on infectious diseases, said this week the nation could control COVID-19 by early next year if vaccinations accelerate.
According to the CDC, the United States has given at least one dose of the vaccine to about 61 percent of its population.
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