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Virus rages in rural states with limited medical resources

In these rural parts of the country, medical resources to battle COVID-19 are limited

10/19/2020

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Virus rages in rural states with limited medical resources

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In these rural parts of the country, medical resources to battle COVID-19 are limited

COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are soaring in areas that have previously been relatively unaffected -- including rural, less populated states in the West and Midwest. Dr. Bridget Brennan, chief medical officer of Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana, and Renae Welhouse, a nurse practitioner at Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck, North Dakota, share what they are seeing.

10/19/2020

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