US surpasses 100K COVID-19 hospitalizations for first time since January

The United States now has more than 100,000 people hospitalized with the coronavirus across the country for the first time since January.

On Thursday, The Washington Post noted that hospitalization rates are highest in the South, including Florida, where 17,000 people are hospitalized, and Texas, where another 14,000 are receiving care.

Citing its own coronavirus database, the Post reported 2,100 children have been hospitalized nationally this month, topping 2,000 for the first time since August 2020.

The newspaper added that about 148,000 new cases are being reported nationwide each day, a figure also not seen since January.

The major difference between January and today is the availability of coronavirus vaccines. The CDC reports that almost 52 percent of the total U.S. population, including 60.7 percent of the eligible population are vaccinated.