COVID cases flood hospitals in America's heartland Photogallery

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Coronavirus cases soar throughout Kansas, forcing rural doctors to call larger hospitals in search of an ICU beds.

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COVID cases flood hospitals in America's heartland

Healthcare personnel prepare to discharge a patient who had been quarantining after a possible exposure to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Lakin, Kansas.

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Teresa Ngyuen, a respiratory therapist, treats Lynn Stansel, a patient with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a hospital in Hutchinson, Kansas.

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Dr. Drew Miller treats a patient with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Lakin, Kansas.

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Jade Carabajal-Richter worries about a lack of beds for patients with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as case numbers surge at a hospital in Lakin, Kansas.

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Leopoldo Araiza speaks with a doctor as healthcare personnel treat patients with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Lakin, Kansas.

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Manuel Flores has his vitals taken as healthcare personnel treat patients with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Lakin, Kansas.

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A healthcare worker wearing protective equipment takes a breather as healthcare personnel treat patients with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Lakin, Kansas.

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Teresa Nguyen, a respiratory therapist, treats a patient inside a room for people with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Hutchinson.

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