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April 7, 2020

As cases surge, 3 in 4 hospitals in US already facing COVID-19

  • With hundreds of new coronavirus cases daily, the situation is becoming more dire for many the nation's 6,000 hospitals.
    • By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — Three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, according to a federal report that finds hospitals expect to be overwhelmed as cases rocket toward their projected peak.

    A report Monday from a federal watchdog agency warns that different, widely reported problems are feeding off each other in a vicious cycle. Such problems include insufficient tests, slow results, scarcity of protective gear, the shortage of breathing machines for seriously ill patients and burned-out staffs anxious for their own safety.


     
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