As U.S. Nears 200,000 Dead, Hospital Staff Reflect On Those Lost

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September 21st, 2020

Dr. Joseph Varon notifies the family of a patient who died inside the coronavirus unit at Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center on July 6. Varon tells NPR he’s “living on adrenaline.”

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The U.S. marked 100,000 recorded deaths from COVID-19 on May 27. Now it’s preparing to reach 200,000.

Though the number of daily fatalities has gone down since the highs of spring, COVID-19 still claims the lives of hundreds of people in the U.S. each day. More are expected to die as the weather gets colder.

For people who work in hospitals, the challenges haven’t gone away.

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