As of Wednesday, more than 2,500 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in North Texas, a fivefold increase from a month ago.
It is just one of the sobering statistics blamed primarily on the Delta variant of the coronavirus. COVID patients make up more than 17% of the region's overall hospital population, and about 40% of patients in North Texas ICUs are fighting the virus.
Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council President/CEO Stephen Love said local experts are concerned the numbers could take an even more grim turn in the month ahead. He talked with KRLD's Chris Sommer.
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