Mississippi health officials warn about delta 'surge' as 12 children in ICU due to COVID-19

Of the 12 children diagnosed with COVID-19 currently in the intensive care unit, 10 are on ventilators, according to Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs.

As the delta variant spreads rapidly across the country, Mississippi officials are warning that a dozen children are hospitalized throughout the state with severe cases of COVID-19. Of the 12 children currently in the intensive care unit due to COVID-19, 10 are on ventilators, according to State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs. "Delta Surge - be careful," Dobbs said in a terse tweet Tuesday, while sharing the updates on the latest hospitalizations. Children are less likely than adults to have serious COVID-19 infections. Most have mild symptoms, if any, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though in rare instances, they have developed severe cases that led to hospitalization or death.