Numbers from CoxHealth and Mercy show the summer surge of COVID-19 is on as more people are ending up in the hospital.

Now’s the time to get your Pfizer vaccine, if you haven’t. Go to https://t.co/0b16AhS5ga to save your spot. https://t.co/nwze2MlSZX

— Mercy Springfield (@MercySGF) June 7, 2021

CoxHealth has 48 people in the hospital with COVID-19, including two teenagers.

CEO Steve Edwards says it’s likely the first time that two teens have been in the hospital at the same time because of COVID.

He says that those who aren’t vaccinated are sitting ducks as the Indian variant of COVID-19 is spreading.

Sad to report CoxHealth Covid census is 48 this am. It includes two teenagers. The Delta variant is likely spreading. Those that aren’t vaccinated are sitting ducks. Those vaccinated are nearly 100% protected from severe illness and hospitalization. https://t.co/TP5hDQRO2v

— Steve Edwards (@SDECoxHealth) June 7, 2021