Thursday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

Thursday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

WE’RE CONTINUING TO TRACKCORONAVIRUS IN THE METRO.335 NEW CASES REPORTED TONIGHT.HERE’S THE BREAKDOWN OF TOTALCASES IN OUR NINE COUNTY AREA.KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI HASRECORDED MORE THAN 620 NCASES, JUST THIS WEEK.NEW COVID CASES IN THE CITY AREUP 89% IN THE LAST MONTH.NOW KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI’S MASKREQUIREMENT IS EXTENDED UNTILMID-JANUARMAYOR QUINTON LUCAS SAYS THAT,AND THE OTHER RESTRICTIONS, HAVETO STAY IN PLACE BECAUSE THEVIRUS IS NOT GOING AWAY.MOST OF THE RECENT CASES ARE INLONG TERM CARE FACILITIES,RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, ANDYOUNG ADULTS IN THEIR 20’S AND30’S.THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT ISBARS A RESTAURANTS, BUT I’MCONCERNED IN THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT IS WITH INFORMALSPREAD AT HOUSE PARTIES AT ANYNUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS ORAREAS.HALEY: THE CITY’S BA ARERESTRICTED TO 50% CAPACITY.THE MAYOR SAYS THEY MAY LOOK ATTHAT AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.HERE’S A LOOK AT THE MASK ORDERSIN OUR AREA.PLATTE COUNTY’S ORDER IS INEFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.CLAY COUNTY’S ORDER RUNS THROUGHAUGUST 23.KANSAS GOVERNOR LAURA KELLYISSUED A STATEWIDE MASK MANDATEIN JUNE.MOST COUNTIES IN OUR AREADOPTED ITTHE OAK GROVE SCHOOL BOARD HOLDSA SPECIAL MEETING TO DISCUSSREOPENING PLANS.THEY ARE CONSIDERING ALL OPTIONSINCLUDING IN PERSON, VIRTUALONLY AND A HYBRID PLAN.SEVERAL PARENTS SPO OUT,SAYING THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THERISKS.