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Photos: Inside hard-hit Houston as coronavirus cases surge

New COVID-19 infections are rising in 42 states, based on an analysis of the past 2 weeks

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Medical workers treat a COVID-19 patient at the United Memorial Medical Center's coronavirus disease intensive care unit in Houston, Texas.
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A man arrives at Houston Methodist Hospital emergency room on a stretcher
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A man who died from the coronavirus disease is seen wrapped in a body bag at the United Memorial Medical Center's COVID-19 intensive care unit in Houston
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A medical worker treats a coronavirus patient at the United Memorial Medical Center
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People wait in their vehicles in long lines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing in Houston
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A woman has her nose swabbed as people wait in their vehicles in long lines for the COVID-19 testing in Houston
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Medical workers treat a coronavirus patient at the United Memorial Medical Center's intensive care unit
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Healthcare workers test people for the coronavirus at a drive-thru testing site at United Memorial Medical Center
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Overheated, a healthcare worker takes a break as people wait in their vehicles in long lines for the coronavirus disease testing in Houston
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A medical worker puts on protective equipment at the United Memorial Medical Center’s coronavirus disease intensive care unit
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Medical workers look into a room of a patient who has died from the coronavirus disease at the United Memorial Medical Center
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A healthcare worker places a stretcher inside of an ambulance at the emergency room entrance of Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas
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Residents line-up in their vehicles to be tested for coronavirus disease in Houston
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Healthcare workers walk through the Texas Medical Center during a shift change
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Healthcare workers test people for the coronavirus at a drive-thru testing site at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston
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A man sleeps in his car as people wait in their vehicles in long lines for the COVID-19 testing in Houston
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Medical workers treat a COVID-19 patient at the United Memorial Medical Center
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