U.S. COVID-19 hospitalization data "alarming"

People pose for photos by the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington D.C., the United States, July 24, 2020. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 72,219 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, as hospitalization data in the United States grew at an alarming rate this week. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)