(CNN) A 33-member federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team arrived Monday at a major Louisiana hospital to provide support for what the hospital called "the highest volume of Covid-19 patients the region has experienced thus far due to the Delta variant." Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge said an average of one infected patient is being admitted every hour. The hospital was treating 155 Covid-19 patients, with about one third of them in the intensive care unit, according to a statement from the hospitalJUST WATCHED Inside Louisiana hospital with most Covid-19 patients in state Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Inside Louisiana hospital with most Covid-19 patients in state 02:45The 988-bed hospital says the vast majority of their Covid-19 patients are unvaccinated and they are seeing a "rapid influx" of patients under the age of 50. The hospital has already paused admission of non-urgent patients to preserve resources for Covid-19 patients. "With their presence, we are able to admit patients faster, open an additional intensive care unit and provide assistance to our existing Covid-19 units."

Source: CNN August 02, 2021 17:06 UTC