COVID-19 hospitalization rate down 50 percent compared to 2021 peak, data shows

The rate of Americans with COVID-19 who are ending up in the hospital has dropped 50 percent compared to the record highs seen a year ago, data shows. While new coronavirus cases have more than tripled in the past few weeks and are currently averaging a staggering 490,000 per day, hospitalizations are not climbing as fast.-- More...