Covid-19 hospitalizations are rising in the United States, driven by surges in four states that represent nearly half the increase nationwide.
Overall, the seven-day average number of people hospitalized with covid-19 has risen by nearly 12,000, or 29 percent, since Nov. 10, when about 40,000 covid patients were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Dec. 5, an average of about 52,000 were hospitalized.
