re: My 16 year old daughter has covid.

The case fatality rate of Delta is far lower than the original strain. Less deadly and more virulent.

While you are correct about this, it seems the situation this year is much more dire due the fact of who is contracting the virus and still continuing to die, albeit fewer numbers.

Last year it was people with underlying conditions and a lot of elderly. Delta seems to have no limitations as to who it infects and seriously damages or kills like the original strain did. Many ICU's are full and my local area hospitals have canceled all non emergency surgeries due to delta.

I'm not fear mongering, these are facts. In many ways it is like we are dealing with a completely different virus.