Troops help at Oregon hospitals amid COVID surge

Oregon Gov, Kate Brown has dispatched about 1,500 National Guard troops to hospitals around the state.

Oregon was once described as a success story for limiting the spread of the coronavirus, after Brown, a Democrat, imposed some of the nation's strictest safety measures. Those restrictions were lifted June 30, and now the state is being hammered by delta variant, which was first detected in India. On Monday there were just 47 adult intensive care unit beds available in Oregon.

 Currently more than 90% of the state's ICU and hospital beds are full. Health officials say the overwhelming majority of people hospitalized are unvaccinated. Many hospitals have canceled elective surgeries, and some patients are housed in hallways instead of rooms.