Seven states have seen a significant increase in hospitalizations in the latest week with hospital admissions increasing by a factor of 10 in certain areas.
COVID-19 hospitalizations have steadily declined since September in most parts of the U.S. However, some counties are still reporting high admission rates, with hospital admissions rising by more than 1,000 percent in some areas.Across the U.S., there were an estimated 16,186 new COVID-19 hospital admissions in the week to October 21 which equates to 4.88 admissions per 100,000 people, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Five counties in eastern Mississippi have seen even steeper rises, with admissions increasing by 1,500 percent. However, overall hospitalizations in these counties are still categorized as 'low.'At a state level, only Montana is considered to have medium rates of COVID-19 hospitalizations, while the rest of the country is considered to have low admissions rates.
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