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Rural hospitals ravaged by surging COVID-19 cases
Coronavirus hospitalizations nationwide are up more than 100% in the last month. Rural hospitals, in particular, are at a tipping point. Carter Evans reports from Idaho.
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Coronavirus hospitalizations nationwide are up more than 100% in the last month. Rural hospitals, in particular, are at a tipping point. Carter Evans reports from Idaho.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the spread of coronavirus is now so out of control that Americans should cancel their Thanksgiving plans and not travel at all for the holiday. Kris Van Cleave has more.
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