{"id":105084,"date":"2021-09-15T12:16:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T16:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=105084"},"modified":"2021-09-15T17:18:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T21:18:54","slug":"ap-key-parts-of-america-see-covid-19-cases-climbing-wiping-out-months-of-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=105084","title":{"rendered":"(AP) Key Parts of America see COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed back to levels not seen since last winter, erasing months of progress and potentially bolstering President Joe Biden\u2019s argument for his sweeping new vaccination requirements.<\/p>\n

The cases \u2014 driven by the delta variant combined with resistance among some Americans to getting the vaccine \u2014 are concentrated mostly in the South.<\/p>\n

While one-time hot spots like Florida and Louisiana are improving, infection rates are soaring in Kentucky, Georgia and Tennessee, fueled by children now back in school, loose mask restrictions and low vaccination levels.<\/p>\n

The dire situation in some hospitals is starting to sound like January\u2019s infection peak: Surgeries canceled in hospitals in Washington state and Utah. Severe staff shortages in Kentucky and Alabama. A lack of beds in Tennessee. Intensive care units at or over capacity in Texas.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed back to levels not seen since last winter, erasing months of progress and potentially bolstering President Biden\u2019s argument for his sweeping new vaccination requirements. https:\/\/t.co\/POBnenrw0z<\/a><\/p>\n

— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (@PittsburghPG) September 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n