COVID-19, Local, Science

How Full Are Local Hospitals? Aug. 8, 2021 Update

Local hospitals are near capacity, with the exception of Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn.
Local hospitals are near capacity with the exception of Advocate South Suburban and Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn. (Photo: Advocate Christ Hospital)

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Delta and Lambda variants of the Coronavirus are pushing up numbers of infected again, particularly among the unvaccinated. Noticeably, the Cook County Medical Examiner has not seen a dramatic uptick of deaths due to SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19. As of this writing, however, local hospitals are closer to…

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