The average number of new COVID-19 hospital admissions has increased dramatically -- to nearly 2,800 admissions a day -- up by 35.8% in the last week.
'Nasty' delta variant
"The impact of the more transmissible delta variant will not be felt in a uniform way across the country. Major pockets of unvaccinated people will continue to be the main hosts that will allow this virus to circulate," said John Brownstein, Ph.D., the chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital and an ABC News contributor.
The 14 states with the highest case rates all have fully vaccinated less than half their total population, and 10 out of the 11 states with the lowest case rates have fully vaccinated more than half of their total population, with the exception being South Dakota."In unvaccinated communities where you have increased mobility and reduced mask use and social distancing, we will continue to witness surges and unfortunately unnecessary hospitalizations and deaths," Brownstein said.
However, large regional surges in areas of low vaccination could spark major problems for states with fewer health care resources, making the focus on hospital capacity urgent, the experts said.
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