As the delta variant spreads and COVID-19 cases continue to surge, health officials are once again nervous about the Intensive Care Unit capacity for hospitals across California.
covid is soaring in just the last week. county officials have ordered an indoor mask mandate in defiance of greg abbot whose statewide ban on mandates is being challenged in court. joining us now is houston mayor sylvester turner. thanks for taking time for us today. are optimistic that this mask mandate will not be overturned. it is to protect our families and children and people going to work. that s the emphasis. let me just say, yes, andrea. the local hospitals admitted 393 patients suffering with covid. that is the fourth largest number since this pandemic began. 393. there are about 2300 people in our local hospitals and we are now in phase 2 of our icu capacity. so the numbers
PETALING JAYA: Setting up more field hospitals and allocating more beds for intensive care is not a solution to the Covid-19 pandemic, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.