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us keep those closet lights on. You're listening to shortwave from mpr. States all across the

country are experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases for doctors working in community clinics

like Alberto Marcelin in Omaha, Nebraska. That's new surprise. There was a time where we weren't

getting any positive cases. We would run 10, 15, 20 tests per day, zero positive. And

then suddenly we're getting nearly 40 to 50% positive cases. So we know something was

on a rise. So we're not surprised when it come on the news that more and more people

are being diagnosed. The doubling time for COVID-19 hospitalizations in Omaha every family

in Nebraska will be affected either by a death or serious illness. That's the message

for like many states in the Midwest, Nebraska was somewhat spared during the early days

of the pandemic. And the last 24 hours alone. But now Nebraska has the most cases per

capita of any state in the US. I had a telehealth and I was talking to them on the phone.

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