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PBS NewsHour

Health systems buckle under surge of COVID hospitalizations

Clip: 01/14/2022 | 6m 30s | Video has closed captioning.

President Biden on Friday announced free tests to help combat the rapidly spreading omicron variant. But the surge is battering hospitals and stretching some to capacity, with COVID hospitalizations jumping 179 percent in the past two weeks. William Brangham reports, and speaks with Dr. Rajan Garg, ICU medical director at Methodist Hospital of Southern California, to learn more.

Aired: 01/14/22

Rating: NR

Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning

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Major corporate funding for the PBS NewsHour is provided by Care.com, Consumer Cellular, and Fidelity. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Mutual of America. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.

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Health systems buckle under surge of COVID hospitalizations

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