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Fighting for their lives By Jamie Lusch Updated: Aug 17, 2021 04:49 PM A A 5 View all photos Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune The word's "I Love You" are written on a COVID-19 pateint's door Tuesday in the intensive care unit at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Jamie Lusch / Mail TribuneIntensive care until workers rotate a COVID-19 patient to aid in breathing Tuesday at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune Robert Miller, 59, of Murphy, recovers Tuesday from COVID-19 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune A patient is treated Tuesday in the hallway of the emergency department at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune A patient receives treatment for COVID-19 symptoms Tuesday in the intensive care until at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center intensive care unit beds were full Tuesday as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increase in the Rogue Valley. On Tuesday, 190 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the state’s hospital region No. 5, which is composed of hospitals in Jackson and Josephine counties, according to Oregon Health Authority data.