KMBC: Urgent care clinics see increased demand for COVID-19 testing as cases surge

As COVID-19 cases continue to climb, urgent care is seeing more patients looking for a test. 

KMBC talked to Ginny Boos, PhD, Director of Infection Prevention at Saint Luke's Health System, about the demand and how to decide when and where to seek care.

Watch the story below.

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