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Thursday, 28 March 2024

4 p.m. covid block

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4 p.m. covid block
4 p.m. covid block
4 p.m. covid block

[CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY KMBC]ANNOUNCER: RIGHT NOW, ON KMBC 9NEWS AT 4:00.HALEY: COVID-19 CASES ARE STILLON THE RISE.MISSOURI HAS REACHED MORE THAN1500 POSITIVE CASES AND 18DEATHS.CASS COUNTY IS SEEING ITS FIRSTDEATH FROM THE VIRUS, A WOMAN INHER 70’S WITH UNDERLYING HEALTHCONDITIONS.KANSAS IS NEARING 500 CASES.10 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS CHARTSHOWING THE TREND IN BOTH STATESFOR THE PAST WEEK.THE DIRECTOR OF KANSAS HEALTHSAYS KANSAS IS NOT EXPECTED TOPEAK UNTIL THE MIDDLE PART OFTHIS MONTH.GOOD AFTERNOON.I’M HALEY HARRISON.RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THE CITY’SBIGGEST HOSPITALS IS ADDINGBEDS, ANTICIPATING A SURGE OFPATIENTS.AS KMBC 9’S MICHAEL MAHONEYREPORTS, THEY ARE NOT ALONE.MICHAEL: THE ST.

LUKE’S HOSPITALOF KANSAS CITY IS ADDING 163MORE BEDS.ALMOST HALF OF THEM AREINTENSIVE CARE BEDS, ACCORDINGTO THE HOSPITAL.AND OTHER AREA FACILITIES ARECONSIDERING THE SAME THING.

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