Prognosis
Covid Hospital Admissions Show Omicron Spreading to West Coast
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The Covid-19 burden on U.S. health-care facilities is spreading from the Northeast to parts of the West Coast, as well as rural states across the country.
The seven-day average of hospital admissions with confirmed Covid-19 is up 76% in Alaska, 59% in Idaho and 53% in Arkansas in the past week, according to Department of Health and Human Services data. Oregon and California round out the worst five states by momentum, with admissions up 52% and 51%, respectively.