COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: Missouri averaging more than 870 new COVID-19 cases a day © Provided by KMBC Kansas City COVID-19 live updates
Here are the latest COVID-19 updates around the Kansas City metro area, and in Kansas and Missouri.
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday the state has 320,437 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 5,176 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall, the state said 44.7% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose and 39.4% have completed vaccination. Kansas only updates its case totals on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Sunday there have been 534,646 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak and 9,387 deaths. Overall, the state said 45.1% of the population has received at least one dose and 39.6% have completed vaccination.Sign up for our Newsletters
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