nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 89S7|||New COVID-19 Data Release Shows Where Hospitals Around The Country Are Filling Up||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The federal government has released detailed local data on where hospitals are starting to fill up with patients. Researchers and health leaders say this was urgently needed.










As COVID-19 cases surge, the federal government is releasing data about hospital capacity at facilities around the country.



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New COVID-19 Data Release Shows Where Hospitals Around The Country Are Filling Up






The federal government has released detailed local data on where hospitals are starting to fill up with patients. Researchers and health leaders say this was urgently needed.