Updated data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that hospitalizations for COVID-19 have fallen for a fourth consecutive week, suggesting that a so-called “surge” over the summer has faltered.
For the week ending Oct. 7, hospitalizations are down by 8.2 percent, emergency department visits are down by 17.7 percent, and cases are down by 0.8 percent, according to the CDC. Deaths are down by 3.8 percent, as health officials have said that deaths generally lag behind hospitalizations.
