Yesterday was the first day with more than 70,000 new US Covid-19 cases in three months in the United States, and the hospitalization rate is soaring, new data reveal. Thursday was also the highest day for new infections since July 24 and the day with the fourth-highest total ever, at 71,671, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Thirty-two states reported rising Covid-19 infections. More than 41,000 people were hospitalized across the country, according to the Covid Tracking Project.