セントルイスの医療グループ、デルタ変異株の影響で新規COVID感染者増加を報告
APPROVAL IN KIRKWOOD. DAN GRAY FOX 2 NEWS. THANK YOU DAN AND NEW AT 5 ELLIOT DAVIS IS TALKING WITH THE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION THAT’S BEEN ON THE GROUND IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID. IT IS SEEING FIRSTHAND THE EXPLOSION OF NEW CASES BROUGHT ON BY THE DELTA VARIANT ELLIOTT SHOWS US HOW THEY ARE HOPING TO REVERSE THE TREND. AND TONIGHT HE PAID FOR IT. THIS IS ONE OF THE COMMUNITY VACCINATION CENTERS IN NORTH LOUIS HOSTED BY AFFINIA HEALTHCARE AFFINIA HAS AND MOST OF THE VACCINATIONS IN THE CITY’S MINORITY AREAS HARDEST HIT BY COVID AFFINIA THAT GETS GOVERNMENT FUNDING OPERATES ABOUT 3 REMOTE SITE A WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THEIR PERMANENT LOCATIONS SO FAR THEY VACCINATED 16,000 PEOPLE, HERE’S A PENNY AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT DOCTOR KENDRA WHAT’S THE SITUATION NOW AS FAR AS COVID. WE’RE WE’RE IN A VERY DIRE THE NUMBER OF CASES GO UP WE’RE SEEING HOSPITALIZATION GO UP AS WELL WHAT HAPPENED. I BASICALLY WE NEED TO SEE MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED THIS AS WE’VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY IT IS A SO WHEN YOU SEE THESE LARGE POPULATIONS ARE COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE’S YOU KNOW LESS THAN 30% OF THE POPULATION VACCINATED THAT THEIR SPREAD IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, THE NUMBERS STATEWIDE ARE WARMING BACK IN MARCH, THERE WERE 331 NEW CASES TODAY STATEWIDE. AND A POSITIVITY RATE OF JUST 3%. NOW THAT’S EXPLODED TO 1500 CASES TODAY STATEWIDE WITH A POSITIVITY A 14.4% WHAT ROLE AS THE DELTA VARIANT PLAYING IN THIS SO THE DELTA REALLY ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT UP TO 80% OF THE NEW CASES OF COVID-19 HOW IS THAT THE DELTA VARIANT IS TAKING GOTTEN SUCH A HOME. I WAS ALWAYS JUST VIRUSES MUTATE THAT’S THAT’S WHAT VIRUSES DO SO IF INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT VACCINATED THERE THEY’RE VULNERABLE YEMENIS TREND THAT STARTED IN OUT STATE MISSOURI HAS ARRIVED ON THE CITY’S DOORSTEPS. BACK IN MARCH, THE CITY WAS DOWN TO 13 NEW CASES A DAY NOW THAT’S GROWN TO 41 CASES DAILY. THE POSITIVITY WAS AT AN ACCEPTABLE 3% IN MARCH IN THE CITY NOW IT’S HITTING 12%. DOCTOR HOLMES SAYS THE PICTURE IS EVEN WORSE IN MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS, HARDEST HIT BY COVID WHETHER VACCINATION RATES ARE DISMALLY LOW. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE POSITIVITY RATE AND SOME OF THE. MOST ARE SITTING HERE IN THE MOST DIRE CITY AREAS, I’M SURE WE’RE AT ABOUT 50 TO 70% POSITIVITY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT BEING TESTED TESTING HAS DEFINITELY DECREASED SO THOSE RATES ARE HIGHER THAN REPORTED. ON THE POSITIVE SIDE DOCTOR HOLMES DID TELL ME THAT THEY’RE SEEING MORE PEOPLE COMING IN TO GET VACCINATED. PEOPLE FEARFUL OF BECOMING VICTIMS OF THE DELTA VARIANT OF COURSE ALL SEE UP ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AFTER ALL. YOU
Affinia Healthcare, that’s been the main group on the ground in St Louis’ hardest hit minority areas in the battle against COVID, is seeing a huge increase in cases brought on by the Delta Variant.