rose to 214. the average has not been this high since february 13th. joining me now from kansas city is nbc news correspondent shaquille brutes ter. shaq, you re covering a lot of the outbreaks and you were in las vegas recently. what is the challenge of getting people vaccinated in the places where you are visiting now? ayman, it seems to be getting folks to understand the sense of urgency around vaccinations, getting people who are slightly skeptical or who are just not excited about the idea of getting a shot in their arm, getting them to believe that now is the time to do it. i was speaking to a doctor here in kansas earlier today who sailed that things are not as bad as they are in neighboring missouri where new covid wards are being built and they have having the surge of staff in some hospital systems there, but he says he is seeing that increase that you just detailed there, and his concern is that in some counties here in kansas, they are seeing vaccination rates that are lo