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California hospitals at 'brink of catastrophe'; 25,000 dead

by Stefanie Dazio & Brian Melley
| December 31, 2020 5:09 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, reporting the grim milestone Thursday as an ongoing surge swamps hospitals and pushes nurses and doctors to the breaking point as they brace for another likely increase after the holidays.

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