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"Local reports said patients were sent home because the facility did not have enough beds to admit them, illustrating acute staffing and capacity pressures. That strain on hospital capacity was cited by state officials as a key concern in keeping indoor dining closed and in monitoring metrics for reopening; subsequent adjustments to how hospitalizations are counted were presented as a way to better reflect increased staffing and capacity and could change regional eligibility for relaxed restrictions." - Ashok Selvam