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NC hospitals near capacity as coronavirus hammers the state

by Liora Engel-Smith January 8, 2021January 26, 2021

By Liora Engel-Smith North Carolina’s hospitals are quickly filling up with patients stricken by the coronavirus, even as health systems in some of the hardest-hit regions — the Triad and greater Charlotte area — take steps to make room for a wave of new patients. The looming crisis is fueled by lack of clinical staff, […]

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