Surge in COVID-19 Patients Turns 11 Suffolk Hospitals into Battlefronts; Politicized "Reporrting" Brings New Hoaxes

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Surge in COVID-19 Patients Turns 11 Suffolk Hospitals into Battlefronts

Surging numbers of intensive care patients caused Suffolk hospital workers to scramble as need for ventilators jumped since March ended.

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