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New weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations increased more than 20% in early August, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The week ending in Aug. 12 saw more than 12,600 new coronavirus hospital admissions – a jump of nearly 22% of the previous week.

While hospitalizations are not close to previous peaks during other COVID-19 surges, it’s still the first wave since winter. Experts say the summer increase isn’t a surprise but that it should be a wake-up call to treat the virus seriously before winter rolls around.

The vast majority of U.S. counties are documenting a “low” level of new COVID-19 hospital admissions. Less than 3% of counties are seeing a “medium” level, according to CDC data. None are experiencing a “high” level of admissions.

The CDC no longer tracks COVID-19 infections, but researchers say the spread is likely significant given the increase in hospitalizations. Deaths, which tend to lag behind hospitalizations, have not yet shown a similar increase.

EG.5, or “eris,” is the most prominent coronavirus strain circulating in the U.S. It’s responsible for more than 20% of new infections in recent weeks, according to CDC data.

Another new strain – BA.2.86 – prompted quick reactions from the CDC and the World Health Organization last week. The strain, which has over 30 mutations, is not common enough to make it onto CDC’s variant tracker, but it has been found in very small numbers in the U.S., the U.K., Denmark and Israel.

A CDC spokeswoman told U.S. News in a statement that “scientists are working now to understand more about the newly identified lineage and we will share more information as it becomes available.”

当地时间7月10日，张帅（右）和梅尔滕斯在颁奖仪式上 供图/视觉中国北京时间7月11日凌晨，在2022温网女双决赛中，张帅搭档梅尔滕斯2比6、4比6不敌2号种子克莱奇科娃/西尼亚科娃组合，张帅无缘赢得首个温网女双冠军，也未能获得个人的第三个大满贯冠军。不过，在赛后的颁奖仪式，张帅在致辞中说：“第一次打进温网决赛，对我来说真的非常特别。谢谢埃莉斯带我进了中央球场。祝贺芭芭拉和卡特琳娜，你们打得棒极了。希望下次我们还能来到这里比赛。”对于张帅来说，网球依然特别，依然值得去打个昏天黑地。来到33岁，张帅像是把自己翻了新的一页。在当今的女子网坛，张帅成了一个特殊的存在。本赛季，张帅虽然成绩不是最出色的那一个，却一定是人缘最好的一个。从红土赛季开始，张帅在每站比赛都和新的选手组成搭档征战双打。从法网到温网的混双比赛，用张帅的话说，男选手排着队来邀请她打混双。来到33岁，张帅原本也将自己归类于再打不动球的老球员一类。在今年草地赛季伯明翰站，张帅在单打和双打两线作战，全部杀入决赛。在最后因体能耗尽无缘继续参赛后，张帅自嘲，自己作为33岁中国老阿姨，有些打不动了。这时她的对手，巴西选手玛雅说，“不，张帅，你是我见过最有活力的球员。” 从前的张帅，没有如今活得这般明白和通透。

B | 如今的她不再为了一个击球是好球还是坏球与裁判较劲儿，也不再为自己设立哪个球员当假想敌。

C | 如今的张帅只想不断地探索这个网球世界，利用有限的时间去取得更多的成就。

D | 今年温网，张帅再次获得了这个机会。在单打赛场，张帅连赢两轮，最终以32强结束单打赛事。在双打赛场，张帅和梅尔滕斯作为本届温网女双头号种子，向新的成就发起冲击。

E | 用张帅的话说，她此前还没能在温网的中心球场打一场双打半决赛。

F | 今年温网期间，张帅用实力实现自己的愿望。

G | 此前四轮，张帅组合不失一盘战胜对手打入决赛。2号种子克莱奇科娃/西尼亚科娃搭档时间很久配合默契，两人自2018年开始获得四次大满贯女双冠军，包括两次法网、一次温网和一次澳网。面对如此强劲的组合，张帅想要第三次问鼎大满贯女双冠军难度不小。最终张帅/梅尔滕斯两盘不敌状态更好的克莱奇科娃/西尼亚科娃获得亚军。对于张帅来说，职业网坛不仅没有变得如职场般熟悉又麻木，而且还翻开一页页新的篇章。本届温网张帅收获颇丰，打到单打32强和女双亚军的她获得25.5万英镑的奖金。在排名方面，张帅高居女双世界第二，有望本赛季成为世界第一。33岁的张帅仍在不断前行。文/本报记者 褚鹏