Missouri sees rise in severe COVID-19 cases among the young, unvaccinated as delta variant spreads.
Handle said there is currently no lack of beds in her unit, but there is a limited number of staff to take care of severely ill COVID-19 patients because the hospital is now operating at full capacity.
The Rev. Oliver Savage gets a COVID-19 vaccine from Missouri National Guard member Richard Waithira, March 4, 2021, during a vaccination clinic at a St. Louis senior center. The World Health Organization declared delta a"variant of concern" last month, and the CDC upgraded its classification of the strain last week from"variant of interest" to a"variant of concern." WHO officials said variants of concern have shown to spread more easily than others.Dr.
"The health system currently has 79 inpatients with COVID-19, which is a more than five-fold increase from less than a month ago," CoxHealth said in a statement on June 18."If projections prove true, the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations will continue to dramatically increase in the coming weeks. We hope this won’t be the case. However, we continue to strongly encourage our communities to utilize the strongest tool we have against this surge: vaccination.
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