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Nonessential Procedures On Pause At 40 New York Hospitals After Single-Day COVID Record

Nonessential, elective procedures are once again on pause at 40 hospitals in the Mohawk Valley, Finger Lakes and Central New York region.

January 9, 2022

New COVID infections in New York reached an all-time high of more than 90,000 in a single day.

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Nonessential, elective procedures are once again on pause at 40 hospitals in the Mohawk Valley, Finger Lakes and Central New York regions for a minimum of two weeks, CBS2’s Leah Mishkin reported Sunday.

The news comes as hospitalization rates are rising in 46 states.

Find out what's happening in New York Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.



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