Already packed with patients, local hospitals bracing for more

UPMC staff deal with a COVID patient
UPMC staff deal with a COVID patient Photo credit © GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Local hospitals are already packed with patients, and now they're bracing for more.

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As this new variant spreads, UPMC says its hospitals are already crowded with COVID and flu patients.

And before possible winter surge, UPMC's chief medical officer stressed the importance of getting a COVID shot and a flu shot as soon as possible.

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