reporter: tonight, a new cause for alarm across this country in the race between the vaccine and the variants. doctors inside beaumont hospital in michigan say they re facing a surge all over again. just a steep incline in the numbers of patients that are coming in who are really sick. we ve got patients who are holding in the emergency room waiting for beds to open up. reporter: as many as 70% of the new cases in michigan could be from the more contagious and likely more deadly uk variant. we re seeing a lot more younger adults, middle aged adults being affected, getting sick and coming in. reporter: pedro gonzalez was a healthy 28-year-old before covid. one of his passions was highlighting small businesses trying to make it through the pandemic. just getting that big satisfaction out of knowing that you were able to help somebody in need. reporter: but in march, pedro tested positive for covid. he s been on a ventilator for two and a half weeks. i thought he was going