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Illinois Hospitals Strained But Coping Ahead of COVID Surge

Clip: 4/6/2020 | 9m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

What doctors, nurses and hospitals are facing as the number of cases continues to grow.

As of now, most Illinois hospitals appear to be strained but coping with the coronavirus. But with Illinois cases not expected to peak until later this month, are hospitals and health care workers going to have what they need when they really need it?

04/06/2020 | Rating NR

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