Tag Archives: hospitalizations

COVID-19 instances up in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware, hospitalizations rising

COVID-19 cases are spiking once again in and around Philadelphia as a subvariant of omicron continues to spread. In Philadelphia, the case rate has risen 91% in the last two weeks, well above the national average, according to an analysis of New York Times data by The Inquirer. Philadelphia is averaging about 434 new cases […]

Houston-area COVID hospitalizations high 1,000 for first time in over 2 months

After months of steady declines in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Houston area, the state now reports that 1,054 people were being treated in Houston-area facilities on Sunday. This marks the first time Houston’s hospitals have treated more than 1,000 people since Oct. 15, as the delta wave tapered off. On that day, […]

Ohio is ‘cresting:’ COVID-19 circumstances development down, hospitalizations stay excessive

The latest COVID-19 surge in Ohio seems to have peaked or at least plateaued, based on recent data for cases, hospitalizations and test positivity. The state’s new case rate for the past two weeks dropped this week for the first time since July, from 698.7 to 616.7. That figure is a fairly stable snapshot in […]