KSHB: Doctors worried by sharp rise in COVID-19 cases

Doctors and public health officials are alarmed at the surge of positive cases of COVID-19 in the Kansas City metro area.

The metro area added more than 8,600 new cases this week, along with 47 coronavirus-related deaths.

Dr. Sarah Boyd, Infectious Diseases physician, talks to KSHB about the rise is COVID-19 cases. 

Watch the full story below. 

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