U.S. COVID Cases Pass 83 Million As Hospitalizations Start to Climb Among Americans 70 & Over

Yesterday, COVID cases in the United States surpassed the 83 million mark. According to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, there have been 83,237,592 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. resulting in 1,002,020 deaths representing a mortality rate of 1.2%. 

After taking 15 days to go from 81 to 82 million cases, it took only 9 days to go from 82 to 83 million cases. As we get back to daily cases in the six figures, hospitalizations have increased by 25% among Americans aged 70 and over. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is urging older Americans to get COVID booster shots. The question remains as to how far hospitalizations will climb and if that rate will increase across all age groups. I suspect we are in the midst of taking two steps back.