Flu and RSV are in decline, but Covid hospitalizations are increasing
Covid hospitalizations are rising in the United States, even as hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus and flu continue to decline. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday that while the flu is still spreading at high levels, virus activity is declining in "most areas." During the week ending December 24, about 18,800 people were hospitalized with the flu, up from 20,700 hospitalizations the week before.RSV hospitalization rates have decreased significantly from their peak in mid-November of 5.1 hospitalizations per 100,000 people. For the week ending December 24, the rate was 0.8 per 100,000.As of Thursday, data from…
