Class pets, weed boom, school robots: News from around our 50 states
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May 5, 2021, 7:33 AM·51 min read
Alabama
Birmingham: Declaring the COVID-19 pandemic “absolutely” managed despite lagging vaccinations, Gov. Kay Ivey said Monday that she will end a health order meant to guard against the spread of an illness that has killed nearly 11,000 people statewide. Citing improved infection rates, fewer hospitalizations and more widespread immunizations, Ivey said the current order recommending that people follow health guidance and requiring some precautions for senior citizens and long-term care facilities will end May 31, barring a sharp rise in cases. The declared state of emergency will end July 6, she said in a statement. “For over a year now, Alabamians, like people around the globe, have made sacrifices and adjusted to a temporary ‘new normal.’ We have learned much since last year, and this is absolutely now a managed pandemic. Our infection rates and
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: Kansas has administered more than 2 million vaccine doses
Here are the latest COVID-19 updates in the Kansas City metro area Share Updated: 1:56 PM CDT May 5, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff
Here are the latest COVID-19 updates in the Kansas City metro area Share Updated: 1:56 PM CDT May 5, 2021
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Show Transcript MORE COVERAGE ON THAT AMBER ALERT COMING UP, BUT FOR NOW MORE MISSOURIANS ARE SET TO GET , THEIR SECOND DOSE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE TODAY AND TOMORROW IN LEE’S SUMMIT. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND OUR MATT EVANS THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE MASS VACCINATION EVENT. MATT MORE THAN 4000 PEOPLE WILL BE GETTING THEIR SECOND DOSE OF THE PFIZER VACCINE TODAY IN LEE’S SUMMIT, THE SECOND DOSE MASS VACCINATION CLINIC AT LEGACY PARK. THEY WILL BE USING THE WIDE OPEN SPACES AT THE SOCCER VENUE FOR THIS SECOND DOSE CLINIC. THIS WILL MOSTLY BE FOR PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE OF THE VACCINE DURING LEE’S
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports lowest number of active coronavirus cases in nearly a month
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A syringe is filled with coronavirus vaccine during a clinic at the Columbia Mall on Monday, April 19, 2021.
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting six new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday.
There are currently 57 active cases in the county.
The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 18,321.
The county has reported the total number of cases removed from isolation is 18,178, a 13 case increase from Monday.
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services dashboard has reported the latest five-day average as seven.