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COVID hospitalizations plateau in some parts of the U.S., while a crisis remains in others

By The New York Times
| January 21, 2022

Fewer people in the United States are being admitted to hospitals with the coronavirus than a week ago, suggesting that the record-breaking surge in hospitalizations driven by the Omicron variant could soon decline, following recent case trends.

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