Area Health Officials: The Delta Variant Is An Equal Opportunity Virus

During a special Press Conference Wednesday, Area Health Officials moved Amarillo into the Level Red Zone of the Coronavirus Status.

With the City seeing more than 2,000 new Covid-19 cases this month, multiple criteria that put the city in level red are now checked.

Thursday, Amarillo saw 211 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the Hospitalization rate to 12.47%.

Dr. Todd Bell, of the City of Amarillo Public Health Authority, said the Delta Variant is not the same as what we saw last year, it is an equal opportunity virus.

Health Officials from both BSA and Northwest Texas Hospitals say they are seeing patients of all ages getting sick who haven’t been vaccinated.

They are also seeing a huge shortage of beds, which means those who suffer from a broken arm, have a medical emergency, or those who get into a motor vehicle accident will have to wait for a bed to open or go to another city to get medical treatment.