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As COVID numbers rise in S Carolina, hospitals eye bed space

by Associated Press/Report for America
| July 6, 2020 2:03 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — If South Carolina’s coronavirus infection and hospitalization numbers continue rising at their current rates, hospitals will likely have to implement a medical surge plan to add 3,000 more beds for patients, the state hospital association said Monday.

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