Wednesday 4 p.m. COVID-19 update

Wednesday 4 p.m. COVID-19 update

WEEKEND.WE WILL SEE THAT COMING UP.KELLY: WE’RE TRACKING THE LATESTNUMBER OF COVID19 CASES ON BOTHSIDES OF THE STATE LINE.KANSAS REPORTED 770 NEW CASESTODAY.MISSOURI BROKE ITS OWN RECORDFOR THE HIGHEST SINGLE-DAYINCREASE WITH MORE THAN 1300 NEWCASES REPORTED.THE STATE’S HEALTH DEPARTMENTDIRECTOR HAS SAID CASES AMONGYOUNG PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THESURGE.LARA: MISSOURI’S RATE OF TESTSCOMING BACK POSITIVE IS UP TO7.9%.KANSAS SOUGHT NO CHANGE AT10.8%.THE ROLLING SEVEN DAY AVERAGE OFPOSITIVE TEST IS ONE WAY TO LOOKAT HOW THE VIRUS IS SPREADING.KELLY: THE FIGHT OVER WHEN TOREOPEN SCHOOLS TOOK ANOTHER STEPFORWARD THIS AFTERNOON.THE KANSAS STATE SCHOOL BOARDREJECTED THE GOVERNOR’S PLAN TODELAY SCHOOL UNTIL AFTER LABORDAY.KMBC 9’S MICHEAL MAHONEY SAYSTHE GOVERNOR’S MOVE WAS ANATTEMPT TO FLATTEN THE STATESRISING COVID-19 CURVE.REPORTER: DELAYING THE START OFSCHOOL TO AFTER LABOR DAY WASGOVERNOR KELLY’S PLAN TO KEEPKIDS AND STAFFER SAFER.DURING A REMOTE MEETING TODAY,STATE HEALTH DIRECTOR LEE NORMANSHOWED THE STATE SCHOOL BOARDTHE RISE IN COVID CASES SINCESINCE -- SINCE THE STATE REOPEN.THE BOARD HAD TO APPROVE THEGOVERNOR’S LABOR DAY PLAN.WEST KANSAS MEMBER JEANCLIFFORD, AND OTHERS SAY CONTROLCONTROL -- SAYS LOCAL CONTROL ISAT STAKE.DEEN HORST FROM SALINA.ONE METRO AREA MEMBER STEVEROBERTS USED THIS HEAVILYCOVERED MEETING TO EXPLAIN HISTHOUGHTS ON SCHOOL REFORM,INCLUDING THIS.