WASHINGTON : US average of daily COVID-19 cases hit the highest level since February on Sunday (local time), fuelled by the Delta variant.
Hospitals in the South are running out of space or staff as all the beds are taken up by Covid victims, with some patients unable to get the care they would normally receive, reported CNN.
Infected people need immediate Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment which is not available at the hospital. An ECMO treatment uses external machinery that can function as the heart and lungs.
It's been used in some severely ill Covid-19 patients, including young adults. Across the country, states are struggling to fend off the Delta variant -- the most contagious strain of coronavirus yet.