FOX4: One year into pandemic, some local COVID-19 survivors still recovering

March is the one-year mark of the first COVID-19 cases reported in Kansas and Missouri. For some, the coronavirus is a quick illness. But for others, the disease has permanently changed their lives.

June Call, a preschool teacher from Grain Valley, is one person who is dealing with long-term effects from the virus after spending 70 days in the hospital.

FOX4 talked to Dr. Casey Martinez about what the team at Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute is doing to help these patients recover.

Watch the full story below.

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