Thursday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

Thursday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

THROUGHOUT THE STATE.LATEST CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS INTHE METRO.398 NEW CASES REPORTED IN THENINE COUNTY AREA TONIGHT.THIS CHART SHOWS THE PERCENTAGEOF TESTS THAT ARE COMING BACKPOSITIVE OVER THE PAST TWOWEEKS.IN KANSAS, 10.4% OF TESTS AREPOSITIVE RIGHT NOW.IN MISSOURI, THAT NUMBER IS6.2%.THAT'S COMPARED TO THE NATIONALAVERAGE OF 8.2%.DOCTORS AT TRUMAN MEDICALCORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.DOCTORS SAY BEFORE JUNE 1, LESSTHAN HALF OF ALL CORONAVIRUSPATIENTS WERE UNDER 40.NOW THAT'S UP TO 60%.AND RIGHT NOW TWO PATIENTS ONVENTILATORS ARE IN THEIR MID30'S AND 40'S.DR. MARK STEELE SAYS HE'SNOTICED THE CHANGE IN AGE INTHE PAST FEW WEEKS.