It's not just larger hospitals feeling the burden of Covid-19.
Smaller, rural hospitals are struggling to treat everyone who comes through the door.
With highs in the 30s on sunday.
Ovenight lows may drop down near 10 degrees by monday night of next week.
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"( the rain has cleared out of the area, and now we're left with areas of dense fog.
Visibility will be down near zero at times through tonight and into wednesday morning.
On wednesday, expected some morning fog, but otherwise a cloudy day.
Highs will be in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees.
Thanksgiving day is looking nice, with sunny to partly cloudy skies and highs in the middle 40s.
The sunshine will continue for friday and into the weekend, with highs in the lower to middle 40s.
Colder air for the end of the weekend, with highs in the 30s on sunday.
Ovenight lows may drop down near 10 degrees by monday night of next week.
Tonight: areas of dense fog lows: lower 30s wind: n 5?
"*10 mph tomorro: morning fog, cloudy highs: near 40 wind: n 5?
"*10 mph thanksgiving day: mostly sunny/mild highs: middle 40s wind: sw 10?
"*20 mph thanksgiving day: mostly hospitals are handling a huge influx of patients infected with covid?
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It's not just larger hospitals feeling the burden.
Smaller, rural hospitals are struggling to treat everyone who comes through the door.
Kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki has been making rounds and joins us live.
Nick?
George and katie ?
"* this afternoon i visited hancock county health systems in britt to find out how they are making it through.
They're facing some of the same challenges other hospitals are dealing with ?
"* like managing bed space and making sure there are enough workers to care for the patients.
It may look quiet on the patient floor ?
"* but looks can be deceiving.
This hospital is experiencing a surge.
"we need to make sure that we have rooms and care and staff available to take care of our patients whenever they come in with whatever diagnosis."
Nurse manager jennifer weiland says the hospital is trying to keep as many patients as possible local.
"we've really been working hard to transition any patients that we can care for here to help mercy out to open more beds for their covid patients, so we have seen a huge increase in our census."
The surge in patients requires an 'all hands on deck' mentality from everyone.
"our leaders, including myself, have been pitching in and helping whenever we can.
So, i think that helps to allow our staff to feel like they're being supported and that we're all in this together."
Doctor mark hong has treated a lot of covid?
"*19 patients and says things can go south quickly with this treacherous virus.
"they can go from completely asymptomatic versus somebody who requires a large amount of oxygen and in an icu."
He allows that treating patients with covid has improved ?
"* because of theraputics including convalescent plasma, which wasn't an option earlier this year.
Doctor hong also told me the virus can act so differently from one patient to the next.
Some of the treatments work well with one patient, but have little effect on another.
George and katie, back to you.
Thank you nick.
Hancock county health system is also undergoing a multi?
"*phase, eight million dollar remodeling project
Dr. Thomas says there are one thousand eight people that are confirmed to have the virus in hospitals throughout the state.
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