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Facing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the state of Wisconsin opened a field hospital at the Wisconsin State Fair Park near Milwaukee in October to free up traditional hospital beds for more severely ill COVID-19 patients.
Wisconsin Department of Administration/Reuters