Missouri COVID Declines Whilst Kansas Plague Costs Spike

Here's a peek at a couple more local plague news links that deserve more attention . . .

As always, TKC starts with the good news . . .

Hospitalizations in Missouri start to decline in some areas

Missouri has been among the states hit early and hard by the delta variant of COVID-19, but there are some signs of improvement.The state's COVID-19 dashboard on Tuesday showed 2,146 people hospitalized with the virus. That's still more than three times the number hospitalized at the start of June, but it's down from 2,463 hospitalizations on Aug.

And then, a note about higher prices . . .

Landing In the Hospital With COVID-19 Is Getting More Expensive. Here's Why.

For many Kansans, landing in the hospital with COVID-19 could easily cost thousands more dollars now than earlier in the pandemic. It's the latest, financial reason that experts encourage people to get vaccinated. The vast majority of people hospitalized with the coronavirus today never got their shots against the disease.

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