State officials say they will send a National Guard medical support team to help an Albany hospital deal with its deluge of COVID-19 patients.
That will help the already stretched medical staff deal with the constant flow of area residents with symptoms of coronavirus. “Patients keep coming every day,’’ said Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital spokesman Ben Roberts. “Our critical care staff is reaching their maximum capacity.’’
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital on Thursday reported its death toll from coronavirus had reached 16, an increase of four in the past day.
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