they have a children's hospital just down the road here. this is the only children's hospital in the state of mississippi. 23 children were hospitalized here with covid-19 as of yesterday. kids makeup higher percentage of hospitalized covid population than ever before. one of those children is an 11-year-old, donovan evans. i spoke to his parents yesterday evening. he again is 11. that means he is not eligible to get vaccinated. his parents planned to get him vaccinated as soon as he turned 12. he wore a mask at school, they kept him home most of the summer because he has asthma. sent him to school a couple weeks ago. he wore a mask, but at his school like most in the state, masks were optional, others were not wearing them. his parents believe he contracted covid-19 at school or on the school bus. he was admitted at the hospital here on monday. listen to what his parents told