Weekly new hospitalizations for COVID-19 in the US rose by 12,600 this week, a nearly 22 percent increase, marking a fifth straight week of increasing admissions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

根据美国疾病控制与预防中心的数据，美国新冠病毒患者住院人数在本周激增 1.26 万人，住院率上升近 22%，录得连续第五周上升。