COVID cases and hospitalizations have been rising across the U.S. over the last two months due to the spread of the Delta variant.
Lofton confirmed that her sister was looked at by staff members during this time, but only for them to check her vitals, order CAT scans and do blood work, before they did"wrap her legs because they were leaking. They had fluid coming from them."
The long waiting times in Tennessee hospitals were confirmed in August by Dr. Michelle Taylor, the director of the Shelby County Health Department, who said that the area, which includes the city of Memphis, has received several similar reports.DeSantis Faces Lawsuit to Make Florida COVID Data Public Amid Delta Surge
"I'm seeing it firsthand," she added."It's unfortunate, so my thing is take every safeguard to protect your health and to prevent yourself from having to come to the ER, because if you come, nine times out of 10, you better be prepared to wait, and at this point, it's not waiting for hours but days."
Like several other states, most notably Florida and Texas, Tennessee has been badly affected by rising cases and on Tuesday it reported a seven-day rolling average of 652 new cases a day.
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