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Kansas Hospitals Could Be Overwhelmed by COVID-19 Patients

By Kansas News Service
Published March 31, 2020 at 3:02 PM CDT
Health officials say if even two in five Kansas residents catch the virus, hospitals could run out of beds. (Image by the World Health Organization)
Health officials say if even two in five Kansas residents catch the virus, hospitals could run out of beds. (Image by the World Health Organization)

Not everyone who contracts COVID-19 needs to be hospitalized. Right now, Kansas hospitals could handle about 1 in 5 of the people who contract coronavirus but anything more than that could overwhelm the health care system. Celia Llopis-Jepsen of the Kansas News Service reports on what medical professionals are doing to prevent that.

The Kansas News Service reports on the health and well-being of Kansans, their communities and civic life. Find more at ksnewsservice.org.

 
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The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
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