COVID-19 Hospitalization numbers probably depend on where you're talking about and the time frame. What I've seen, there is a rise in hospitalization in Ca, Tx, Fl. As for the death rate going down, that's due to doctors having better treatments and, as you pointed out, younger healthier people getting it. The problem is that those young people will pass it along to their parents/grandparents. Hopefully we don't see a big increase in the death rate in the coming weeks, but it wouldn't be a surprise.