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Second Alaska Hospital to Ration Care Amid Surge in Unvaccinated COVID Patients

HeadlineSep 30, 2021

The United States reported nearly 2,500 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, even as hospitalizations and new cases edged down from a peak in early September. Alaska is the hardest-hit state, with some of the highest infection rates in the world. On Wednesday, a hospital in Bethel became the second Alaska hospital to begin rationing care due to a surge in unvaccinated COVID-19 patients. 

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