Kansas COVID: highest rates in teens

Teenagers between 12 and 17 have the highest infection of new COVID-19 cases. An eighth child death was reported in Kansas Monday.

January 25, 2022 - 9:57 AM

Toribio Cruz, 13, of Detroit looks on as medical assistant Stephanie Yang puts a bandage on his arm where she administered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is approved for children age as young as 5. Photo by TNS

As the nation’s top infectious disease specialist expressed optimism amid the omicron surge, Kansas doctors continue to warn of challenges hospitals face amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 14,270 new COVID-19 cases, 71 new hospitalizations and 17 new deaths over the weekend.

An eighth child death was reported Monday. The youth was in the 10-17 age group.

Federal data released Monday show Kansas has the eighth-highest rate of new cases of any state in the country. Just over 2% of the entire state population…

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