Despite Crisis In Some Areas, Analysts Do Not Expect Delta To Derail Recovery
Executive Summary
Numbers of COVID-19 patients in the hospital are rising in many states and a few hospitals have been stretched to their limit, but data compiled by Credit Suisse suggests that the surgical capacity of US hospitals will stabilize in September.
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