the local hospital here has 116% occupancy. that is mind boggling our pediatricians, nursing, staff are exhausted and the children are suffering. it is absolutely devastating. yes, this delta variant is far more aggressive. it also carries a special mutation that altered cells it gets into. the cells sort of melt into each other. this makes it much harder for the immune system to tackle that virus. we're dealing with a virus that is far more contagious and we're seeing fully vakccinated people able to es cue just as much viral particles as unvaccinated. thank goodness they don't end up in the hospital but they are sick and our children are very much affected. we've never seen number like