COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates for People in Their Thirties Hits Record High

The rate of U.S. adults aged 30–39 who are being hospitalized with COVID-19 reached around 2.5 per 100,000 people (WSJ) last week, up from a previous peak of 2 per 100,000 people in January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported. Health experts blamed the spread of the coronavirus’s Delta variant.

This In Brief looks at the threat posed by the Delta variant.