Kansas sets COVID-19 records; counties struggle with tracing
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November 11, 2020
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas set records again Wednesday for new coronavirus cases and COVID-19-related hospitalizations as some local officials reported having trouble getting people to cooperate in finding those who may have been exposed.
Several counties reported that some people won't provide complete — or any — information about their close contacts, making it more difficult to trace the spread of the virus. A state privacy law enacted in June allows people to refuse to do so.
"Our case investigation is only as good as what the people give us," said Jenette Schuette, administrator of the fo...
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