Six states set records for COVID-19 hospitalizations

Six states set records for COVID-19 hospitalizations

(HealthDay)—Records for COVID-19 hospitalizations were set Tuesday in six states—Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Another state, Oklahoma, had its highest number of hospitalizations since July, according to The Washington Post.

Wyoming's 36.7 percent increase since last week in its rolling seven-week average of hospitalizations was the largest of any state.

Increases in rolling seven-week averages for hospitalized patients also occurred in a number of other states, including Delaware, Michigan, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Utah, Indiana, New York, and Iowa, The Post reported.

More information: The Washington Post Article

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