Fully Vaccinated Ambridge Man Contracts Delta Variant Of COVID-19 By Web Staff AMBRIDGE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A local man was diagnosed with the Delta variant of COVID-19, and, according to his wife, he was fully vaccinated against the virus. According to the Beaver County Times, 73-year-old Joe Pucci was hospitalized on his birthday a few weeks ago with COVID-19 symptoms. He was sent to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center and is still there. Scientists say the Delta variant is 50% more transmissible than the dominant variant of COVID-19. Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.