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Colorado has the fifth highest rate of people with COVID-19 in the nation -- and cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. The Western Slope has consistently been a hot spot for the virus and, at times, ICU beds have been full. Dr. Diane Janowicz is an infectious disease physician at St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction.
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