The Delta variant accounts for nearly all Covid hospitalizations in a Missouri hot spot. Ninety percent of Covid patients at the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield have the Delta variant, and they are trending younger, she said. Emily Anthes and Read moreMississippi urges ‘high-risk’ residents to avoid indoor mass gatherings as Delta variant spreads. Studies suggest that vaccines remain effective against the Delta variant but public health experts say it poses a serious threat to unvaccinated populations. “We have seen an entire takeover of the Delta variant for our transmission,” Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health officer, said Friday afternoon.

Source: International New York Times July 10, 2021 13:29 UTC