The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 is on the upswing, having risen each of the past four weeks up through Aug. 12, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now show.
A total of 12,613 patients in the United States were hospitalized with COVID-19 for the week ending Aug. 12, according to newly released figures. This is an over 21 percent increase from the previous week.
