COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: KDHE drops Maine, Minnesota, Colorado from travel quarantine list
Here are the latest COVID-19 updates in the Kansas City metro area
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Updated: 11:47 AM CDT Jun 3, 2021
KMBC 9 News Staff
Here are the latest COVID-19 updates in the Kansas City metro area
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Updated: 11:47 AM CDT Jun 3, 2021
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WEEKEND AS WELL. DONNA: FEELING LIKE SUMMER. THANK U.YO TURNING TO THE PANDEMIC HERE’S THE WEEKLY AVERAGE OF NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES SPREAD ACROSS OUR 9 COUNTY AREA. THE HIGHEST NUMBERS ARE IN JACKSON COUNTY AND KANSAS CI,TY MISSOURI, FOLLOWED BY JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS. JOHNSON COUNTY ALSO REPORTS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF COVID-19 VACCINATIONS. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAILY NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS IS DOWN TO 48. TWO COUNTIES IN NORTHERN MISSOURI HAVE COVID-19 CASE RATES AROUND 10 TIMES THE STATE AVERAGE. THE HEALTH OFFICIALSN I LIVINGSTON AND LINN COUNTIES BLAME VARIANTS OF THVIRUSE FI RST IDENTIFIED IN THE U.K. AND IN INDIA. THEY ALSO SAY A LOT OF PEOPLE REFUSE TO WEAR MASKS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVELRA OUTBREAKS FROM CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, AND AMONG FAMILIES. WELL, RESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS IN A ONE OF A KIND COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTEF O ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES HAS STARTED PHASE ONE OF A TRIAL TO TEST WHETHER IT’S SAFE TO MIX VACCINES FROM DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS. THEY HOPE TO FIND 150 VOLUNTEERS. THEY SAY THATOL VUNTEERS MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER. IF YOU THINK THIS IS YOU, IF YOU’RE INTERESTED, YOU CAN APPLY AT CLINICALTRIAL.GOV. NOW IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS, MASKS ARE OPTIONAL AT K-STATE. THIS ALSO INCLUDES SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES. MASKS ARE ONLY REQUIRED AT THE HEALTH CENTER AND ON UNIVERSYIT SHUTTLES. THE UNIVERSITY IS ENCOURAGING ANYONE WHO HAS NOT RECIEVED THEIR VACCINE THAT THEY WEAR A MASK. THE HEALTH CENTER IS OFFERING THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE UNTIL JULY0. 3 PLATTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WANTS TO MAKE SURE YOUR CHILDREN ARE READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. IT’S HOSTING A BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT IN RIVERSIDE TO MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS ARE UP-TO-DATE ON THEIR REQUIRED SOOCHL IMMUNIZATIONS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. E THLOCATION IS ON YOUR SCREEN. THEY WILL ALSO BE OFFERING THE COVID-19 VACCINE, FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS, AND DRIVING SIMULATIONS. STUDENTS IN THE H 8TGRADE AND UP ARE W