In a somber and graphic online “Town Hall” Thursday night, several Hutchinson medical professionals talked about what they are now experiencing as the novel coronavirus surges in Reno County and threatens to overwhelm local hospital resources. “We are staring down the barrel of a disease that has killed 19 people in our community,” said family physician Dr. Scott Pauly. “In none of our lifetimes has influenza killed 19 people in a single year. You have to add up many years, maybe decades to get 19.” And more than half of those have occurred in just the last three weeks.
Source: Local – The Hutchinson News
