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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A 20-year-old Manhattan woman hospitalized with COVID-19 hopes her story will come home to young people who don’t take the virus seriously. Cecilia Erker first noticed a loss of taste in early July and did not give it much thought. However, when she woke up the …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Kansas Health System said Friday that a pediatric patient died of COVID-19 complications this week. A health system spokeswoman confirmed the death, but was unable to provide further details on the patient’s age or the circumstances surrounding the death, citing privacy laws. Pediatric …