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The number of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 remains high across the country — and the Midwest. With the delta variant dominating cases, patients now are younger, sicker and often require more intensive care, hospitals like Methodist in Des Moines are facing pressure.

The number of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 remains high across the country — and the Midwest. With the delta variant dominating cases, patients now are younger, sicker and often require more intensive care, hospitals like Methodist in Des Moines are facing pressure.

Hospitals like Methodist in Des Moines, Iowa, are facing pressure from the high number of COVID-19 patients, who now are younger, sicker and often require more intensive care.

The number of Iowans hospitalized across the state remains above 500. That's putting pressure on hospitals like UnityPoint's Methodist Hospital in downtown Des Moines.