As I mentioned in my last COVID-related post, there’s been a small yet noticeable uptick in COVID hospitalizations. Today’s TMA Medical News Round-up includes the following item:
COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Increase Most Since Last Winter, CDC Data Show
The Hill (8/1, Choi) reports, “Total COVID-19 hospital admissions jumped by 12.1 percent in the past week, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the highest jump in admissions since last winter.” The current “week’s hospital admission rate follows last week’s rise of more than 10 percent.” Although these data suggest “more infections, a metric the CDC does not track anymore, it remains unclear how concerned people should be.”
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Of course, most folks not living under a rock or getting their news solely from Faux Gnus already knew this. I think that folks taking immunosuppressants or who have an immune-compromising illness would do well to wear a mask and/or stay home. The rest of us who have had our COVID booster vaccinations or contracted an Omicron variant or subvariant like SARS CoV-2 XBB.1.15 are probably well protected from severe illness for now.