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Pa. imposes a broader mask mandate as officials try to stem a surge in virus hospitalizations

If the public ignores measures designed to quash the spread, Pennsylvania could run out of intensive-care beds next month and hit 12,000 total virus-related deaths by January, officials say.

CAMcare Assistant Dir. of Nursing Andrea Hicks (right) uses a nasopharyngeal swab to perform a coronavirus (COVID-19) test on 9 year old Naomi Torres of Runnemede at CAMcare Health Corp. 817 Federal St., Camden, N.J. on Nov. 16, 2020.
CAMcare Assistant Dir. of Nursing Andrea Hicks (right) uses a nasopharyngeal swab to perform a coronavirus (COVID-19) test on 9 year old Naomi Torres of Runnemede at CAMcare Health Corp. 817 Federal St., Camden, N.J. on Nov. 16, 2020.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer