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Louisiana's COVID-19 hospitalizations top last virus surge

by Melinda Deslatte
| December 17, 2020 2:27 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The number of people in Louisiana hospitalized with COVID-19 on Thursday reached heights exceeding the state's summer surge of the coronavirus disease, a sobering statistic that mutes some of the excitement surrounding this week's first virus vaccinations.

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