Miss. faces record hospitalizations, medical staff shortages; Sen. Wicker infected
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), seen here in May, has tested positive for the COVID virus. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP file)
Mississippi is facing a record number of people hospitalized with the virus — 1,633 on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health.
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