The number of Americans hospitalized for COVID-19 is hitting new highs as coronavirus infections continue to spike across the country.The COVID Tracking Project reports that 61,964 Americans were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Nov 10.
That's the most hospitalizations recorded since the beginning of the pandemic in March. And with hospitalizations lagging a few weeks behind new cases, that number will continue to climb.As the COVID Exit Strategy website shows, 47 states are now seeing uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus, and two are trending poorly.
The rising number of cases across the country led governors in several states yesterday to impose new restrictions to try to curb the spread of the virus.