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Overwhelmed And Understaffed: Rural Hospitals Struggle With Texas' Worst COVID-19 Surge

Overwhelmed And Understaffed: Rural Hospitals Struggle With Texas' Worst COVID-19 Surge

Texas hospitals are struggling under the weight of the state's worst COVID-19…

Petrie Dish · Bonnie Petrie, Dominic Anthony Walsh, Fernanda Camarena

December 22, 202049m 50s

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Texas hospitals are struggling under the weight of the state's worst COVID-19 surge yet. This month the state has seen single-day records for the first, second and third most confirmed daily cases. Hospitalizations have reached the highest level since July. And the situation is likely to get worse. Rural parts of Texas are being hit especially hard.