LATEST: The U.S. daily case average has jumped by more than 46% since late October, according to federal data.
Hospital admissions in the U.S. are up by 15% over the last two weeks, according to federal data.In this Sept. 7, 2021, file photo, a healthcare worker tends to a patient on a ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit of Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany, Ind.Ashtin Kubec, an emergency room nurse is shown at MidMichigan Medical Center, in Alma, Mich., Nov. 20, 2021.
The U.S. daily case average has jumped by more than 46% since late October, according to federal data.In Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, case averages are up 30%.LinkForecast models used by the CDC suggest that weekly deaths and hospital admissions will rise over the next four weeks -- the first increase in U.S. death rates and hospital admissions since the summer surge.U.S. Air Force 1st Lt.
The CDC obtains the forecasts from the COVID-19 Forecast Hub at UMass Amherst, which monitors and combines forecasting models from the nation’s top researchers.Email this article
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