A nearby hospital was working to transfer a cancer patient to a location that had adequate treatment options. Paryani said he regularly accepts such patients, but for the first time, could not do so due to the number of those sick from Covid-19. There was simply no room in the hospital to treat the patient," he told CNN's Chris Cuomo in an interview Wednesday. The latest Covid-19 surge, due largely to the more transmissible Delta variant , is pushing emergency rooms to the brink. Some states are reporting an overflow of ICU patients as well as staff shortages due to burnout and illness.

Source: CNN August 26, 2021 08:35 UTC