beach, delaware. we are seeing a rise in the number of children hospitalized across the u.s. in new york city, pediatric hospital admissions have jumped nearly five fold over a three-week period. in washington, d.c., nearly half of covid-19 tests at children s national hospital are coming back positive. in chicago, hospitalizations at one facility have quadrupled over the past week. in houston, pediatric hospitals are now bracing for more cases than they ve ever seen before. and in cleveland, one pediatric doctor says her hospital system is, quote, waiting on the edge as it prepares for an influx of cases. with the omicron variant spreading and cases surging, health experts warn americans should brace themselves for a tough start to the new year. people with covid stay in the hospital an extremely long time. so as cases around here are starting to trend down just a little bit, as we are seeing