NBC Nightly News: Coronavirus hospitalizations at peak in at least 16 states

At least 16 states across the country are seeing record cases of COVID-19 hospitalizations, including Kansas and Missouri.

NBC Nightly News talked to one patient with the virus at Saint Luke's South Hospital about why it's important to stay vigilant.

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