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DNA ladders layered with bright red "bacteria" blobs to represent the COVID-19 infection at a microcellular level

UK Variant of COVID-19 reaches Kansas

Angel Rojas
February 15, 2021

An Ellis county resident contracted a variant of the COVID-19 virus that originated in the UK, officially labeled as variant B.1.1.7. This case was confirmed in early February by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and it is currently the only known public case...

Graph showing the exponential growth of COVID-19 cases at UMKC

UMKC reports over 200 total coronavirus cases on campus

Caleb Wilson
November 9, 2020

UMKC has surpassed a total of 200 coronavirus cases on campus as of Nov. 7. The university currently has 54 active cases among students and staff, with 39 reported in the last week alone. University officials reported the second-highest number of cases in a single day on Wednesday,...

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