This is an article from The Honolulu Civil Beat:
The state reported four more Covid deaths on Thursday, and more than 750 new cases. Covid hospitalizations hit a record single-day high at 352, according to the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
The highly contagious delta variant now makes up 93% of recent Covid cases in the islands, according to the new variant report released this week. Health officials say community transmission is responsible for the latest surge.
“We are certainly at a critical juncture,” Sarah Kemble, state epidemiologist at the Hawaii Department of Health, told reporters on Thursday.
Hawaii hospitals are struggling to handle a combination of Covid and non-Covid patients, with Straub Medical Center operating at up to 125% of its capacity. Meanwhile, the Hawaii Fire Department ordered three morgue trailers to prepare for a potential increase in casualties, Hawaii News Now reported.
Straub Medical Center: a tent outside the Emergency Room
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