Coronavirus News: Field hospital set up outside Bridgeport Hospital for positive COVID-19 cases

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WABC) -- The highest number of deaths in Connecticut are in Fairfield County.

As a result, there is now a field hospital for sick coronavirus patients.

The tent is outside Bridgeport Hospital for moderately ill patients who have already tested positive.

178 people have died in Fairfield County.

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