Delta Pushes Some California Hospitals Near ICU Capacity

Karen Parker-Bryant, 64, raises a hand skyward after she was released from Clovis Community Hospital after a battle with COVID-19, in Fresno, Calif., on May 19, 2020. John Walker/The Fresno Bee via AP, File

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Hospitals in the heart of California’s Central Valley are running out of beds in their intensive care units, state officials announced Friday, as a more contagious version of the coronavirus continues to spread.