Aug. 4, 2021, 8:21 a.m.

(NBC News) Hospitals are taking aggressive action against Covid-19 as case numbers are soaring across the country due to the highly contagious delta variant. Chief Medical Officer at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Nirav Patel, joins News NOW to share how hospitals are coping with surging cases and whether the rise in hospitalizations was preventable.

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