More than 100,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, a level not seen since Jan 30, when the pandemic reached its peak in the United States, the Washington Post reports.Hospitalizations are highest across the South, where unvaccinated communities especially vulnerable to the Delta (B1617.2) variant have seen a surge of virus activity since the July 4 weekend, a time that was supposed to mark the country’s independence from the virus.
Florida has the most hospitalizations in the country, with 17,000, followed by Texas, with 14,000.Yesterday, the United States reported 148,143 new COVID-19 cases and 1,456 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracker.