A COVID-19 map from the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). New cases and hospitalizations are emerging in states across the country.
Overall, CDC data showed that in the U. S. In the U. S. , COVID-19 test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths declined during the week of Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, but some states saw an increase.
In August and September, many fitness officials across the country warned of an imaginable surge in new cases over the next winter months, coinciding with what the CDC calls breathing season.
“Fall and winter are a time when viruses that cause respiratory illness circulate more widely in the community,” the CDC said in September. “Before COVID-19, two viruses, influenza and RSV, were the leading causes of severe respiratory illness at this time of year. Although some people have mild symptoms when they get the flu or RSV, others are in poor enough health to be hospitalized.
“Some seasons are more severe than others depending on the virus strains that are circulating and our immunity to those viruses. One measure of the severity of a season is the number of people in poor physical condition to be hospitalized, as this can strain the fitness system. “
The CDC map shows Nebraska experienced the highest backlog of new COVID-19 hospitalizations, with a 57. 3% increase from last week. Other states such as Texas, New Mexico and Kansas saw a 20% or more increase in new hospitalizations for the past week.
The map shows that Alabama saw a 19. 1% increase, while Mississippi and Wyoming saw increases of 17. 2% and 17. 9%, respectively.
For COVID-19 test positivity, the CDC’s map ranks the other regions by number and shows that Region 9, which includes California, Arizona and Nevada, saw the largest increase among all other states. This region saw a 7. 1% increase in the number of positive COVID-19 checks from the week ending Nov. 4 through last week.
Newsweek has reached out to the CDC via email for comment.
Overall, during the week ending Nov. 4, CDC data shows there were more than 14,000 new COVID-19 hospitalizations. The data also shows that this is an 8 percent drop in new hospital admissions from last week.
“CDC expects this year to be the same as last year in terms of the total number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19, RSV, and influenza,” the CDC said in September. “Like last year, the total number of hospitalizations this year is expected to be higher than what we experienced as a country before the COVID-19 pandemic. “
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