Military doctors, nurses and specialists have been sent to help overwhelmed hospitals in California and Texas as coronavirus cases continue spike. A reported 580 Army and Navy medical support staff have been called in to assist Texas hospitals grappling with the record number of coronavirus cases, according to the military’s health news website, Health.mil. Texas reported nearly 22,000 new daily cases over the last 48 hours along with 239 deaths, the highest number of cases and deaths reported since the pandemic started. An additional 85-person Army medical team was sent to assist in taking over an medical wing in a Houston hospital. Texas, along with another Sunbelt state, Arizona, have also had to call in refrigerator trucks to help with the morgue overflow.

Source: Fox News July 17, 2020 21:22 UTC