The COVID-19 comeback across the U.S. is putting pressure on hospitals at a time when some of them are busy just trying to catch up on surgeries and other procedures that were put on hold during the pandemic. But even for those that aren't, this round of the pandemic is proving tougher in some ways, hospital and health officials said. The fear now at some hospitals is that they will have to postpone non-COVID-19 care again — and risk the potential health consequences for patients. Before the rise, the hospital had begun a push to bring back patients who had delayed care amid the pandemic. Over the past three weeks, COVID-19 cases have doubled across Kaiser Permanente’s 36 California hospitals, to more than 400.

Source: Fox News July 16, 2021 21:00 UTC