Food banks and hospitals are stretched thin as the Mississippi Delta faces a Covid surge

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Dec 31, 2020 Food banks and hospitals are stretched thin as the Mississippi Delta faces a Covid surge In Bolivar County, Mississippi, 3 in 1,000 residents have died from the coronavirus. Weekly case counts in December have surpassed the peak of the county's summer surge, quadrupling in the weeks after Thanksgiving. Now, the number of available intensive care unit beds in Mississippi's rural areas, like Bolivar, is plummeting, and food banks are being forced to turn families away. "You don't realize the degree of need until you go out to some of these food distribution events," said Mississippi state Rep. Abe Hudson Jr. "It's a constant reminder of the fact that people are not getting paychecks." Read More Get the NBC News Mobile App Follow NBC News Check out all of NBCNEWS Newsletters here. Update Preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy Update Preferences Unsubscribe Contact Privacy