Sep 10, 2021

KHA: New COVID case rates in NW Kansas highest in the state

Posted Sep 10, 2021 4:18 PM
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COVID-19 cases in northwest Kansas are up 65 percent compared to mid-April, according to data compiled by the Kansas Hospital Association and published Wednesday.

It is by far the largest increase in the association's six regions, with south-central Kansas' 43 percent increase the next highest spike.

The KHA also reported that northwest Kansas has a 42 percent vaccination rate, even with southeast Kansas for the lowest rate in the state.

For more data from the Kansas Hospital Association, click HERE.

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