FOX4: Already hit hard with COVID-19 cases, KC hospitals brace for another hike after Halloween

Local health professionals are bracing for a potential uptick in COVID-19 patients following Halloween weekend.

Indoor and unmasked get-togethers are expected to add to the caseload, which has been steadily growing in size at Kansas City metro hospitals throughout October.

FOX4 talked to Ginny Boos, PhD, Director of Infection Prevention at Saint Luke's Health System, about what to consider heading into Halloween weekend.

Watch the full story below.

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