Hospitals across the country are facing challenges while treating coronavirus patients: a limited amount of tests, personal protection equipment and bed space.
Out of the 105 counties in Kansas, 37 have confirmed cases of coronavirus. Those with no reports are mainly in rural parts of the state, but healthcare staff in those areas are still preparing for an influx of patients.
“We could be potentially looking at 935 people in our county needing to be hospitalized from this. There’s no way we can handle those numbers,” said Cloud County Health Officer Dorothy Breault.
(Read more: KWCH News)