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The Delta Variant Of COVID-19 Is Surging Nationwide. Southwest Health System's Marc Meyer Discusses Its Implications For Montezuma County.
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The Delta Variant is now making up the vast majority of the COVID-19 cases in the US and right here in Montezuma County, where we may be seeing the beginning of a surge in the virus. KSJD news spoke with Marc Meyer, head of infection control and vaccinations at Southwest Health System here in Cortez about the Delta Variant locally.
Updated: August 19, 2021 at 3:27 PM MDT
August 19, 2021: According to Meyer, Southwest Health System has not yet had to accept any patients from New Mexico. But the hospital is seeing an increase in COVID patients this week, with 5 hospitalizations on Monday, August 16. Meyer anticipates local COVID cases to continue to increase, mainly among the unvaccinated.
