Weekly new hospitalizations for COVID-19 have climbed for the fourth straight week.
Nationwide, 10,320 people were hospitalized during the week ending Aug. 5, up from 9,026 the week prior, which is about a 14% week-over-week increase, according to newly updatedThe CDC stopped tracking the number of people infected by the virus earlier this year, and now relies on hospitalization data to gauge the current impact of COVID-19.
The current predominant strain remains EG.5, and experts believe it is not more severe or more contagious than other recent variants. The next look at whether EG.5 continues to sicken more people will be on Friday, when the CDC updates its variant estimates.
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