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University of Kansas Health System daily briefing
University of Kansas Health System doctors held their 200th COVID-19 briefing Thursday morning. They took a look back at pandemic statistics and how COVID-19 has affected emergency medicine.
There are 75 patients at the Health System with acute COVID-19 infections. Of those, 26 are in the ICU and 11 on ventilators. Another 66 are in recovery phases of the virus with three of those on ventilators.
Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner pulled from Electoral College vote due to COVID-19 diagnosis
Newly elected Republican Rep. Jake LaTurner of Kansas was pulled from the House floor in Washington D.C. overnight due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis.
The senator said he is not experiencing any symptoms.
We're Hiring: Seats Incorporated hiring 30 employees
Seats Incorporated has 30 full-time openings at their Spring Hill, Kansas, assembly facility with benefits for anyone who may be seeking employment during the pandemic.
Number of people seeking unemployment fell to a still-high 787,000 last week
The number of Americans filing for unemployment fell slightly last week but is still high at 787,000 people.
US sets daily records for COVID-19 deaths in back-to-back days, Johns Hopkins reports
According to Johns Hopkins University, 3,865 Americans died of COVID-19 Wednesday, breaking the previous single-day record set only the day before.
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