US reports record 481,000 new coronavirus cases in a single week as hospitalizations spike by 14.5%

The US has set a record for new coronavirus cases reported in a single week with more than 481,300 infections, as the virus continues to surge across the Midwest and the South.  The seven-day moving average of new daily cases stood at 68,767 after Sunday – the highest peak since late July and a 5.9 … Read more

CDC no longer publicly displays data on coronavirus hospitalizations

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website that, up until yesterday, publicly displayed how many US hospital and ICU beds were occupied by coronavirus patients will now only show out-of-date information.  It comes after the Trump Administration instructed hospitals to send their COVID-19 directly to a new Department of Health and Human Services … Read more

66% of New York coronavirus hospitalizations are people staying at HOME

The majority of people who are still being hospitalized with the coronavirus across the state of New York are staying at home and are not essential workers, new data has revealed. In a study of some 1,000 new patients admitted to New York hospitals over the last week, 66 percent were staying at home and 18 … Read more