Nearly 90 percent of Florida hospital beds are occupied as Delta variant of coronavirus continues surge

About 86 percent of the 56,172 inpatient hospital beds in Florida were occupied Wednesday as the state continues to struggle with a surge in COVID-19 cases, according to data updated by the federal Department of Health and Human Services.

Of the 48,414 beds in use, 15,449 were occupied by patients with COVID-19, the data reported by hospitals show.…