The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has decided to largely stick with its new COVID isolation guidance saying people with asymptomatic infections can stop isolating after five days — down from 10 days. On Tuesday, the CDC said infected people could take a rapid test before ending isolation, but the agency is not mandating it. Meanwhile, new government data show 113,000 people are now hospitalized with COVID-19 — higher than during the Delta surge over the summer.