8 a.m. COVID-19 update

8 a.m. COVID-19 update

ADJUSTMENTS ARE ANNOUNCED.WELL HERE ARE THE LATESTCORONAVIRUS NUMBERS MISSOURI’SHEALTH DEPARTMENT IS REPORTINGMORE THAN 1,100 CASES SINCEMONDAY.THAT’S THE BIGGEST JUMP INCASES.WE’VE SEEN IN THE PAST 10 DAYS.WE’LL GET AN UPDATE FROM KANSASHEALTH OFFICIALS LATER TODAY.NOW, HERE’S A LOOK AT THEPERCENTAGE OF TESTS COMING BACKPOSITIVE OVER THE PAST SEVENDAYS.IT’S ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO SEEHOW THE VIRUS IS SPREADING IN,MISSOURI.THE POINT FIVE PERCENT OF TESTSARE COMING BACK POSITIVE THATNUMBER HIGHER IN KANSAS 10.8%AND THE SUNFLOWER STATE WELLMORE THAN HALF OF THE UNITEDSTATES IS NOW ON NEW YORKSTATE’S QUARANTINE LIST THATINCLUDES TRAVELERS FROM OUR AREACOMING IN FROM MISSOURI ANDKANSAS, MISSOURI WAS JUST A DAYYESTERDAY.KANSAS HAS BEEN ON THE LISTSINCE JULY THE 7TH NOW STATES.OR ADDED TO THAT LIST OF ALLBASED ON A SEVEN-DAY ROLLINGAVERAGE OF POSITIVE TESTS OR THEAMOUNT OF NEW CASES PER 100,000RESIDENTS THOSE TRAVELING TO NEWYORK STATE FROM 31 STATES NOWHAVE TO QUARANTINE FOR TWOWEEKS.JACKSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTALONG WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICEIS ADDED AGAIN HANDING OUT MASSTODAY FOR FREE ANYONE WHO LIVESIN THE COUNTY CAN HEAD TO WOODSCHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCHTHAT’S ON NORTHEAST LAKEWOOD WAYFROM 9:00 TO 11:00 THIS MORNING.THIS IS IN LEE’S SUMMIT.EACH CAR WILL GET 10 DISPOSABLEMASKS AND IS ALSO WHILE SUPPLIESLAST IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT OUTTO WOODS CHAPEL TODAY, DON’TWRRY.YOU CAN HEAD OUT TO THEGRANDVIEW AMPHITHEATER TOMORROWMORNING.THEY’LL BE DOING THE SAME THINGTHERE.YOU CAN FOLLOW THE LATEST ON THECORONAVIRUS IN YOUR COUNTY ORCITY BY USING OUR KMBC 9 NEWSAPP EVERY DAY.OUR TEAM IS POSTING THE LATESTCOVID-19 REPORTS.YOU CAN FIND THE FREE DOWNLOAD.