The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 was growing by 5% or more in 23 states, based on a seven-day moving average, according to Covid Tracking Project.
A member of the medical staff treats a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center on July 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have spiked since Texas reopened, pushing intensive-care wards to full capacity and sparking concerns about a surge in fatalities as the virus spreads.
The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 grew by 5% or more Sunday in 23 states, based on a seven-day moving average, according to data compiled by thean independent volunteer organization launched by journalists at The Atlantic. Public health experts watch hospitalizations closely because it can indicate how severe an outbreak is in an area. It's considered a better measure than new cases because it's not as reliant on the availability of testing.California, Arizona, Nevada and Georgia have also seen growing Covid-19 hospitalizations.
Coronavirus cases were growing in 36 states in the U.S. as of Sunday, based on a seven-day moving average, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Cases across the U.S. grew by more than 26% compared with a week ago, according to Hopkins data.cases based on an average over the previous seven days to eliminate fluctuations in daily reporting.
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