New Delhi, 09 August 2021

As per news report of NDTV, the Austin area -- with a population of almost 2.4 million people -- has just six intensive-care unit beds left, state health data show. A total of 313 ventilators are available. "The situation is critical," Public Health Medical Director Desmar Walkes said in a statement Saturday, warning of a "catastrophe" as it sent the notification to residents at noon through text messages, emails and phone calls. "Our hospitals are severely stressed and there is little we can do to alleviate their burden with the surging cases." The warning came just two days after the city's health department bumped up its risk level to its highest at stage 5 due to the highly contagious delta variant, pushing residents to get vaccinated, stay home and mask up even if they have had their shots.

Source -NDTV

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