Dr. George Morris

CentraCare has more than 1,300 openings.

The COVID-19 numbers at St. Cloud Hospital and within CentraCare have increased to the point where they have now surpassed the spring surge numbers.

COVID-19 positive patients at CentraCare and within St. Cloud Hospital have remained steady for the past 4 to 5 weeks.

The latest Delta variant driven COVID-19 surge at St. Cloud Hospital continues this week.

The hospitalized COVID-19 numbers within CentraCare are up and more alarmingly the ICU/Critical Care numbers have increased at a higher rate.

The Delta Variant COVID-19 surge is continuing to impact CentraCare and St. Cloud Hospital.

CentraCare is reporting 38 people hospitalized with COVID-19 this week. Those numbers are up from 15 from 2 weeks ago.

CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris says they have 5 people within CentraCare and St. Cloud hospital hospitalized with COVID-19 this week.