Hospitalizations rise in New York City as COVID, RSV and flu circulate

Coronavirus tally: Hospitalizations rise in New York City as COVID, RSV and flu circulate Hospitalizations are rising in New York City as a combination of new COVID strains, RSV and flu is affecting young children and adults, the New York Times... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch

Hospitalizations are rising in New York City as a combination of new COVID strains, RSV and flu is affecting young children and adults, the New York Times reported. The BQ.1 omicron subvariant and other newly detected sublineages are more infectious than earlier strains of the virus, although for now they appear no more lethal. There were about 11,000 people in New York hospitals with COVID on Oct. 24, up from about 750 in mid-September. In the U.S., known cases of COVID are continuing to ease and now stand at their lowest level since mid-April, although the true tally is likely higher given how many people overall are testing at home, where the data are not being collected.

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