1. 2 states account for one-third of US COVID-19 cases Full story

2. Nursing shortage forces Texas hospital to scale back labor and delivery services Full story

3. Vaccinations up in all 50 states: 4 things to know Full story

4. There’s 15 KPIs driving your health system’s telehealth success— click here to learn them.

5. US hospitals face staffing shortages amid latest COVID-19 wave: Snapshots from 5 states Full story

6. UCSF estimates it prevented 500 employee infections through vaccination  Full story

7. Effective inpatient capacity management without the chaos? Here's how UCHealth did it. 

8. Intermountain children's hospital postpones electives over flood damage Full story

9. Northwell, Memorial Hermann latest to mandate vaccines Full story

10. 10 states with highest COVID-19 case increases in last 2 weeks Full story

11. Coping with COVID-19: A roadmap to supporting clinician well-being   

12. Lockdowns unlikely for US amid delta COVID-19 surge, Fauci says Full story

13. 10 best, worst states for healthcare Full story

14. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Positivity rates
• Death rates
• Hospitalizations
• Vaccines administered
• Percentage of population vaccinated

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Healthcare staffing needs a reckoning. Learn how to rethink your workforce model and why not doing so will cost you more.

2. From Tvs to the EHR. Here's how Intermountain Healthcare got telehealth in every room.

3. The era of agility is here: 8 must-reads for supply chain leaders to stay ahead of the curve. Click here to read them.