Missisippi, one of the nation's least vaccinated states, has opened its second field hospital in days to treat a surge of coronavirus patientsJACKSON, Miss. By Wednesday, coronavirus patients will begin being treated in Mississippi's second field hospital opened within days on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus. University of Mississippi Medical Center spokesperson Marc Rolph was somber about unfolding events. Heartbreaking,” he said of two field hospitals that have gone up. That site, in another parking lot at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is serving 20 patients.

Source: ABC News August 18, 2021 00:45 UTC