the threat is incredibly real, and we re already seeing surges in parts of the country where there are high pockets of unvaccinated people. add to that an in-person school attendance of primary apply unvaccinated children, and you have an opportunity for surges and hot spots. as delta forces some hospitals to reopen covid wards, cases are on the rise again in 27 states. after outbreaks in rural and mostly unvaccinated communities, a troubling number of infections are now being detected in cities like st. louis, new york and los angeles, an evolving virus with an emerging threat just as the youngest unprotected americans get ready to return to the classroom. nbc s miguel almaguer with that report. meanwhile, the tennessee health department will halt all adolescent vaccine outreach. not just for coronavirus but all
children there are currently on life support because of the delta variant. clusters of cases at summer camp are fueling new worries when school returns there could be a fall surge. the threat is incredibly real and we re already seeing surges in parts of the country where there are high pockets of unvaccinated people. add to that an in-person school attendance of primarily unvaccinated children and you have an opportunity for the surges and hot spots. reporter: as delta forces some hospitals to reopen covid wards, cases are on the rise again in 27 states after outbreaks in rural and mostly unvaccinated communities, a troubling number of infections are now being detected in cities like st. louis, new york, and los angeles. tonight, an evolving virus with an emerging threat just as the youngest unprotected americans get ready to return to the classroom. miguel, you said
rose to 214. the average has not been this high since february 13th. joining me now from kansas city is nbc news correspondent shaquille brutes ter. shaq, you re covering a lot of the outbreaks and you were in las vegas recently. what is the challenge of getting people vaccinated in the places where you are visiting now? ayman, it seems to be getting folks to understand the sense of urgency around vaccinations, getting people who are slightly skeptical or who are just not excited about the idea of getting a shot in their arm, getting them to believe that now is the time to do it. i was speaking to a doctor here in kansas earlier today who sailed that things are not as bad as they are in neighboring missouri where new covid wards are being built and they have having the surge of staff in some hospital systems there, but he says he is seeing that increase that you just detailed there, and his concern is that in some counties here in kansas, they are seeing vaccination rates that are lo
yes, the nhs is getting busier and busier with all of those other things that it was extremely busy doing before we had covid, and that s obviously good news for people who have been waiting to have operations and so on, and again, if we have to go back into some sort of lockdown or if the number of cases rises and we have to convert our acute care or long term care into covid wards again, then everything will go backwards. ijust do so hope that we can keep this under control and do urge everyone to get vaccinated as soon as they are eligible to be vaccinated. let s look now at the government data figures, which show there were six deaths reported in the past 2a hours. that will be people who tested positive for covid in the previous 28 days.
the hip replacements and knee replacements all get postponed. is that a valid argument? is that something that policymakers really need to be paying attention to? yes, the nhs is getting busier and busier with all of those other things that it was extremely busy doing before we had covid, and that s obviously good news for people who have been waiting to have operations and so on, and again, if we have to go back into some sort of lockdown or if the number of cases rises and we have to convert our acute care or long term care into covid wards again, then everything will go backwards. ijust do so hope that we can keep this under control and do urge everyone to get vaccinated as soon as they are eligible to be vaccinated. borisjohnson has married his partner carrie symonds at secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. a spokesman said that following yesterday s small ceremony, the couple would celebrate again