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A number of field hospitals were erected outside the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center today.<\/p>

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According to reports, the tents are needed to increase the space available to patients in the Emergency Room since a spike in COVID cases has caused more people to report to the hospital.<\/p>\n

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A number of field hospitals were erected outside the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center today. 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