8/31 updates:
4:12 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District has released one new COVID-related death on Monday, pushing the pandemic-wide total to 353. The patient was a male in his 70s. His comorbidities included hypertension.
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Every breath is a struggle. These are the images that haunt Rublas Ruiz, a 41-year-old ICU nurse at Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami.
Posted at 7:43 PM, Aug 31, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-31 20:43:38-04
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