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Record Covid-19 Hospitalizations Strain System Again
Hospitals could face greater challenges than earlier this year, as coronavirus surges widely and hits rural regions where resources are scarce
By
Melanie Evans
Nov. 11, 2020 8:11 am ET
Hospitals across the nation face an even bigger capacity problem from the resurgent spread of Covid-19 than they did during the virus’s earlier surges this year, pandemic preparedness experts said, as the number of U.S. hospitalizations reached a new high.
The number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients Tuesday reached 61,964, according to the Covid Tracking Project, passing the prior record of nearly 60,000 in April as the virus surged in the northeast. Hospitalizations hit a nearly identical peak again in late July, as the...
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-surge-strains-hospitals-once-again-11605100312
Hospitals could face greater challenges than earlier this year, as coronavirus surges widely and hits rural regions where resources are scarce
By
Melanie Evans
Nov. 11, 2020 8:11 am ET
Hospitals across the nation face an even bigger capacity problem from the resurgent spread of Covid-19 than they did during the virus’s earlier surges this year, pandemic preparedness experts said, as the number of U.S. hospitalizations reached a new high.
The number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients Tuesday reached 61,964, according to the Covid Tracking Project, passing the prior record of nearly 60,000 in April as the virus surged in the northeast. Hospitalizations hit a nearly identical peak again in late July, as the...
more....
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-surge-strains-hospitals-once-again-11605100312