The daily number of new patients hospitalized in the United States due to complications from coronavirus has risen to a record high since mid-February this year. This is evidenced by data posted on Friday on the website of the US Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
According to statistics provided on the CDC website, 6,837 people were hospitalized in the United States as a whole with confirmed Covid-19 on July 28. This is the highest data on this indicator since February 18 of this year, when, after a sharp jump in January, the number of hospitalizations fell to 6,800 per day and continued to gradually decline in the spring. In June and early July, the average daily number of new hospitalizations in the country was about 2,000.
CDC on Tuesday recommended that Americans, fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus, “in areas where there is significant and rapid spread” of the virus, “wear masks indoors and in public places.” In May, specialists from the centers allowed fully vaccinated residents of the country not to wear masks in most cases.
The head of the CDC Rochelle Walenski, announcing these recommendations, explained that they are due to the rapid spread of the delta strain and the arrival of new data. They indicate that “in rare cases, some vaccinated people who become infected with the delta variety after vaccination can be infectious and transmit the virus to others,” Walenski said at the time.
According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 34.9 million cases of coronavirus infection have been identified in the United States, over 612.9 thousand people have died. The country ranks first in the world for both indicators.