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The top stories in Atlanta’s leading newspaper this morning. Atlanta’s mayor said on television Tuesday night that ICU beds are at capacity across the city. ajc.com
For the discussion from Atlanta’s mayor about hospital capacity, see this video at around 3:30. cbs46.com/atlanta-mayor-…)
Best I can tell, the only outlet that has transcribed the mayor’s statements into a written news article is The Hill.

Not AJC, not CNN, not CBS News, not the CBS affiliate who did the interview... thehill.com/homenews/state…
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NYC Covid-19 data as of 5p today.
NYC DOH also released an age stratification of emergency room admissions for influenza-like illness + pneumonia through Saturday. This measure is independent of any irregularities in covid-19 testing.
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My first entry on the coronavirus beat — Over three hundred doctors at Pittsburgh’s massive UPMC hospital system have signed a petition challenging administrators’ decisions to press forward with as many elective surgeries as they can. news.yahoo.com/doctors-at-pit…
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