Hospitals see drop in COVID-19 cases The University of Kansas Health System, based in Kansas City, reports another drop in the number COVID-19 patients being treated at its hospitals this past week. A total of 55 patients includes 23 people with the active virus and 32 who are still hospitalized because of COVID-19 but are out of the acute infection phase. In addition, HaysMed had a total of 13 COVID-19 inpatients on Friday, down from 14 on Thursday, with eight of those active patients and five in the recovery phase, UKHS reported. On Friday’s UKHS Morning Media Update, a panel of physicians answered questions, including one about the difficulty people are having getting COVID-19 vaccine.