"And any time you have large outbreaks, it does become a breeding ground for potentially more variants." Missouri hospital transfers Covid-19 patients to other facilities due to staffing shortagesOne Missouri hospital has been under such strain with cases surging in the region that Covid-19 patients are being transferred to hospitals in different health systems. The health system, CoxHealth, currently has 94 patients hospitalized for Covid-19, Kaitlyn McConnell, a CoxHealth public relations director, told CNN Monday. At Cox South, a hospital located in Springfield, Missouri, 12 Covid-19 patients were transferred to other facilities in the region between Friday and Monday morning. McConnell said the health system had around 170 Covid-19 patients last winter and 280 traveling staff members to help with the response.

Source: CNN July 06, 2021 06:56 UTC