California hospitals struggle with COVID-19 surge - The San Diego Union-Tribune
When Erick Fernandez’s alarm goes off at 4:30 a.m., the stress begins. As an emergency room nurse at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Fernandez said his 6 a.m. shift marks the start of a long day. The hospital is home to one of the busiest ERs in the state, and like many, it has been overrun by COVID-19. “The surge is definitely in full force,” Fernandez said. “Sometimes we come in in the morning, and a lot of the areas are just full of COVID patients already.” In the last week, California has averaged more than 32,000 coronavirus cases each day, according to
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