More than 450 new coronavirus cases were reported across the metro on Wednesday. That's the second-most in a single day.

Saint Luke's Health System also saw a record number of inpatient COVID-19 positive patients.

KSHB talked to Dr. Marc Larsen, an emergency physician and Incident Command Operations Chair for COVID-19 at Saint Luke's, about what people can do to stop the trend from continuing.

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