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Surges in coronavirus cases in several U.S. states this week, along with staffing and equipment shortages have prompted warnings at some facilities that care would be rationed.

Montana, Alaska, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Kentucky experienced the biggest rises in new Covid-19 hospitalizations during the week ending September 10th compared with the previous week.