Fact Sheet: No Provider Relief Funds Have Been Allocated for Delta, Omicron COVID-19 Surges

Delta, Omicron Surges Have Made Up About 50% of Total COVID-19 Hospital Admissions – No Provider Relief Funds Have Been Allocated to Address Many Challenges Resulting from These Surges

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been nearly and nearly , with approximately 30 million cases and over 120,000 deaths in just the last two months. To date, there have been approximately , with 49% of those admissions occurring since July 1, 2021 during the Delta and Omicron surges. For some states, the Delta and Omicron surges have accounted for more than 60% of their total COVID-19 hospital admissions.

Despite these drastic surges, no Provider Relief Funds have been allocated or disbursed to address the multitude of challenges that have resulted from these surges.

COVID-19 Hospital Admissions During Delta and Omicron Surges

	Delta Surge Admissions Increases		Omicron Surge Admissions Increases		Percent of Total COVID-19 Admissions that Occurred July 2021 to February 2022
	COVID-19 Admissions 7/1/2021 to 10/1/2021	Increase in Total COVID-19 Admissions 7/1/2021 to 10/1/2021	COVID-19 Admissions 11/1/2021 to 2/21/2022	Increase in Total COVID-19 Admissions 11/1/2021 to 2/21/2022
United States	779,085	34%	1,240,642	38%	49%
Alabama	22,227	46%	18,364	25%	47%
Alaska	1,575	68%	1,510	33%	63%
Arizona	15,026	26%	37,088	47%	50%
Arkansas	11,990	48%	13,054	34%	52%
California	57,480	25%	103,455	35%	43%
Colorado	9,303	29%	24,254	52%	55%
Connecticut	2,948	13%	12,890	50%	43%
Delaware	1,535	23%	4,759	54%	51%
District of Columbia	997	17%	3,413	49%	45%
Florida	123,372	69%	90,983	29%	56%
Georgia	41,702	42%	40,068	27%	47%
Hawaii	2,614	70%	2,678	40%	60%
Idaho	4,437	51%	4,861	33%	56%
Illinois	17,556	22%	49,339	48%	47%
Indiana	16,705	33%	33,719	47%	52%
Iowa	5,134	25%	11,879	43%	49%
Kansas	7,097	33%	12,556	41%	50%
Kentucky	28,498	38%	26,368	24%	44%
Louisiana	18,970	57%	14,969	28%	51%
Maine	1,309	45%	3,784	78%	66%
Maryland	6,350	17%	20,874	45%	44%
Massachusetts	4,756	15%	21,051	56%	47%
Michigan	10,599	15%	47,327	52%	48%
Minnesota	5,275	20%	17,529	50%	50%
Mississippi	9,920	42%	9,064	26%	45%
Missouri	17,700	38%	26,877	40%	51%
Montana	4,383	44%	5,562	32%	56%
Nebraska	2,885	26%	6,988	45%	50%
Nevada	10,397	42%	12,638	34%	51%
New Hampshire	1,080	23%	4,806	74%	58%
New Jersey	9,386	15%	36,631	48%	43%
New Mexico	3,733	24%	8,304	40%	47%
New York	19,115	15%	77,883	49%	44%
North Carolina	22,707	39%	33,633	39%	51%
North Dakota	1,271	22%	3,145	40%	49%
Ohio	24,805	28%	65,359	53%	54%
Oklahoma	18,967	41%	21,884	32%	49%
Oregon	6,856	65%	7,868	41%	61%
Pennsylvania	15,348	17%	57,157	49%	48%
Rhode Island	735	16%	3,009	54%	46%
South Carolina	17,121	53%	18,556	36%	55%
South Dakota	1,590	21%	4,372	44%	47%
Tennessee	21,388	42%	23,488	31%	49%
Texas	105,009	44%	104,083	29%	48%
Utah	5,781	39%	10,571	46%	56%
Vermont	406	36%	1,527	87%	66%
Virginia	11,990	30%	26,098	47%	51%
Washington	9,993	54%	15,272	48%	60%
West Virginia	5,283	44%	9,286	48%	58%
Wisconsin	11,690	23%	27,779	41%	47%
Wyoming	2,091	53%	2,030	29%	57%

Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker, Total Admissions of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19

Includes data for new COVID-19 admissions starting August 1, 2020 from the Unified Hospital Dataset, White House COVID-19 Team. Data prior to August 1, 2020 are unavailable.