Coronavirus US: Why is a Covid-19 surge team being sent to Missouri? Hospital beds are filling up in Missouri. To support local officials, the federal government is sending in a surge response team to slow the spread. GO NAKAMURA AFP The delta variant is quickly becoming the dominant strain of covid-19 in the United States. One of the states hardest hit is Missouri where cases have On 3 June, the state reported 516 new covid-19 cases, on 4 July, that number was 1,108. Case numbers this high have not been seen since February. In response, state officials requested help from the federal government who will be sending a