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Texas: "As of Tuesday, it has reported two consecutive days of
record-breaking coronavirus hospitalizations. The state has seen a 36 percent increase in new cases since Memorial Day, with a record 2,056 current hospitalizations as of early Tuesday afternoon. It was up from a high of 1,935 hospitalizations on Monday."
Arizona: "There have been a
record number of hospitalizations in the state over the past few days. As of Tuesday, Arizona reported 1,243 current hospitalizations, a 49 percent increase since Memorial Day, when there were 833 hospitalizations."
Arkansas: "It has had an
88 percent increase in hospitalizations since Memorial Day. Arkansas had 173 hospitalizations reported on Tuesday, compared with 92 on May 25."
North Carolina: "experiencing the
second-largest spike in the nation behind Texas. North Carolina’s upward trend began after Memorial Day. On May 26, the state reported 621 hospitalizations but two weeks later, that number has climbed to 774."
South Carolina: "
hospitalizations sharply increased Monday. In that 24-hour span, there were 30 new hospitalizations, or a 6 percent jump, for a total of 507 covid-19 patients. With the current spike, 12 counties in South Carolina have reached 75 percent of hospital capacity or greater, according to the state’s health department."
Mississippi: "On Tuesday, it recorded
671 hospitalizations, a new daily high. It has seen an 17 percent increase in hospitalizations since Memorial Day, with 573 reported on May 25."
Utah: "Over that two-week span, Utah’s current
hospitalizations more than doubled, and as of Tuesday afternoon, 230 patients were hospitalized with covid-19."
Also reporting increases in the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19: Alaska, California, Kentucky, Montana, and Oregon. In total, 12 states that have seen increases in hospitalizations since Memorial Day. [
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