"The numbers of cases in our hospitals in children and our children's hospitals are completely overwhelmed," Marty told CNN's Jim Sciutto on Friday evening. A surge in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, fueled by the rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant , is happening in the US as millions of children are returning to schools. And as Covid-19 cases climb in Florida, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order last week, telling the state's health and education departments to create rules preventing local school mask mandates. Hospitals are strained amid Delta surgeAs cases rise, hospitals and staff are facing dire situations.

Source: CNN August 07, 2021 07:51 UTC