and last updated 2020-12-18 08:22:35-05
YUMA, AZ â Arizona s border communities are still seeing major spikes of COVID-19 cases and Yuma County is a hotspot for a second time since the pandemic began.
The county is home to more than 213,000 Arizonans, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Yuma Regional Medical Center is the place where residents go for care, but right now the hospital is being overwhelmed with patients.
Nurses Sarah Thompson and Morgan Hodges have worked in the emergency department for years.
It s getting the brunt of this new wave and patients could wait 10 hours to be seen.
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