As of Sunday, the nation’s seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases increased more than 24% compared with a week ago, according to a CNBC analysis of Johns Hopkins University data.
The average number of people currently hospitalized with Covid-19 has grown in states such as Texas and Arizona as the nation’s number of cases continues to gain since mid-June.
As of Sunday, the nation’s seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases increased more than 24% compared with a week ago, according to a CNBC analysis of Johns Hopkins University data. Cases are growing by 5% or more in 25 states across the U. S., including Arizona, Texas, Florida and Oklahoma.
Hospitalizations due to Covid-19 were growing in 14 states as of Sunday, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by the Covid Tracking Project. Coronavirus hospitalizations, like new cases and deaths, are considered a key measure of the outbreak because it helps scientists gauge how severe it may be.
States like Texas have recently reported record-breaking spikes in hospitalizations. There have been 2,913 people currently hospitalized in Texas with Covid-19 based on a seven-day moving average, a 37% increase compared with a week ago, according to data from the Covid Tracking Project.
