Seven children in Mississippi were hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, and two of them received life support due to a surge in Delta cases in the state.
The Delta variant is said to be the more spreadable form of the new coronavirus, and it is affecting children in Mississippi because the state has witnessed a surge in pediatric hospital admissions.
In a tweet, Mississippi Health Officer Thomas Dobbs said that the infected children have Admission to the intensive care unit.
Dobbs also apologized for the initial misinformation about 12 children in the ICU and 10 children on ventilators.
On Tuesday, the Mississippi Department of Health reported another 219 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.
10 deaths related to the virus were recorded, bringing the statewide death toll to 7,451. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the state now has a total of 325,072 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
ABC affiliate WAPT-TV reported that Dobbs said that “almost” all new COVID-19 infections in the state in the past three weeks have been involved Delta variant.
Dobbs added that most cases are people who have not been vaccinated.
Dr. Allen Jones, vice president of clinical affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, said that UMMC “has more pediatric hospital admissions than in the beginning of the pandemic.”
UMMC is currently treating four COVID-19 patients in the pediatric ward. Two of the children are receiving life support.
Jones added, “Low vaccination rateAccording to WREG-TV, a subsidiary of CBS, “raising concerns about the state’s rising COVID-19 cases.
As part of efforts to prevent new coronavirus cases in the state, MSDH issued New public health guidelines Later last week, CBS affiliate WJTV reported.
The agency recommends the following:
- All residents 12 years and older should be vaccinated against COVID-19
- Mississippi residents who have not been vaccinated must wear a mask in public
- Mississippi residents with chronic diseases should avoid indoor environments where large events are held
- Residents 65 years and older, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not, should avoid all indoor mass gatherings
At the same time, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves is under pressure to issue an executive order requiring masks to be worn in schools.
Reeves said in a statement on Monday that the authorization will Will not be released this fall, Reported by NBC affiliated WLBT.
In an email to the media, Reeves’ press secretary Bailey Martin said that the governor “has no intention of requiring students or staff to wear masks on campus”.
School administrators and parents are urging Reeves to issue orders based on the recommendations of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The University of Mississippi is the only laboratory in the United States approved to grow and test cannabis. This file photo from October 4, 2013 shows the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.
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