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Staff Forms 'Clap Line' As Anne Arundel Medical Center Discharges 1,000th COVID-19 Patient

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- The Anne Arundel Medical Center celebrated a special milestone Wednesday: the discharge of its 1,000th coronavirus patient.

As 35-year-old Claudia Solorzano from Annapolis left the hospital following a one-night stay, employees at the facility formed a "clap line"

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Credit: Anne Arundel Medical Center

As she was wheeled past the staff in a light-filled hallway, Solorzano beamed with a smile so big it couldn't be covered by her mask.

In a video clip provided by the medical center, Pharell's "Happy" could be heard in the background.

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