-- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported Saturday that the state has 420,583 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began.

There have now been 5,944 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Missouri, which up 32 from Friday’s total.

The state said it has tested a total of 3,798,436 and 101,358 were tested in the past seven days.

Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 32,445 (+397) confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 25,179 (+241) cases in Jackson County.

The state also lists 6,744 (+141) cases in Clay County, 6,030 (+158) in Cass County and 2,628 (+107) in Platte County.

The library said it is working with the Jackson County Health Department to determine additional next steps.

-- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported an increase of 5,504 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its first update since Wednesday, pushing the statewide total to 242,332 since the outbreak started.

The state said it has tested 1,051,207 people with 808,885 negative test results and an overall monthly positive test rate of 13.2%.

-- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported Friday that the state has 416,758 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began.

There have now been 5,912 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Missouri, which up 30 from Thursday’s total.

The state said it has tested a total of 3,773,583 and 97,577 were tested in the past seven days.

Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 32,048 (+339) confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 24,938 (+686) cases in Jackson County.

The state also lists 6,603 (+58) cases in Clay County, 5,872 (+57) in Cass County and 2,521 (+93) in Platte County.

Dana Hawkinson with the University of Kansas Health System said Friday the hospital is treating 141 total COVID-19 patients with 70 in recovery phase and 71 acute cases, including 23 that are in the ICU and 15 on ventilators.

On Wednesday he said the state economy bounced back faster than expected, allowing much of the restricted money to now be spent.

The state funding for colleges and universities is coupled with another $68 million from the federal government for Missouri schools to fix up old buildings.

-- Kansas expects to finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month and has moved people aged 65 and older into the next group to receive the shots.

-- Kansas expects to finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month and has moved people aged 65 and older into the next group to receive the shots.

Laura Kelly said she is ordering flags in the state to be lowered to half-staff to remember the more than 3,000 people that have died from COVID-19.

On Wednesday, Kansas passed another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic — 3,000 deaths from COVID-19.

-- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported on Thursday that the state has 412,426 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began.

There have now been 5,882 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Missouri, which up 24 from Wednesday’s total.

The state said it has tested a total of 3,747,390 and 89,759 were tested in the past seven days.

Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 31,709 (+320) confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 24,252 (+469) cases in Jackson County.

The state also lists 6,603 (+128) cases in Clay County, 5,872 (+122) in Cass County and 2,521 (+66) in Platte County.

Republican Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, who himself tested positive for COVID-19 but has since recovered, said healthcare and other essential workers are on the frontlines daily.

Any longer than that and shutdowns would need to be approved by the city or county governing board, state health department or the Legislature.

-- The state of Kansas isn’t officially listing the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19, but local health departments across the state are keeping track.

-- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported an increase of 5,501 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its first update since Monday, pushing the statewide total to 236,818 since the outbreak started.

The state said it has tested 1,037,519 people with 800,701 negative test results and an overall monthly positive test rate of 14.2%.

-- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported on Wednesday that the state has 408,443 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began.

There have now been 5,858 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Missouri, which up 33 from Tuesday’s total.

The state said it has tested a total of 3,724,603 and 95,883 were tested in the past seven days.

Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 31,386 (+195) confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 24,252 (+189) cases in Jackson County.

Dana Hawkinson with the University of Kansas Health System said the hospital is treating 134 total COVID-19 patients with 65 in recovery phase and 69 acute cases, including 25 that are in the ICU and 13 on ventilators.

-- The state of Kansas isn’t officially listing the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19, but local health departments across the state are keeping track.

-- Two-fifths of all of Missouri’s COVID-19 deaths were reported in the last two months of 2020, according to the state health department.

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The library said it is working closely with the Kansas City Health Department on additional next steps.

The Kansas Department of Corrections said the latest inmate to die had been serving a 24-year sentence for attempted first-degree murder and second-degree murder at the El Dorado Correctional Facility.

-- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported on Tuesday that the state has 405,589 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began.

There have now been 5,825 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Missouri, which up 263 from Monday’s total.

The state said it has tested a total of 3,711,328 and 94,528 were tested in the past seven days.

Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 31,191 (+181) confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 24,252 (+183) cases in Jackson County.

Laura Kelly said Tuesday that Kansas exceeded its goal to conduct 1 million COVID-19 tests in 2020.

“This coordinated partnership between state health officials and local providers, in addition to a majority of counties’ decision to adopt face covering requirements, led to the control of the spread of the virus in Kansas for the first time since the stay-at-home order was lifted in May.” READ MORE.

The monthly survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

-- The state of Kansas isn’t officially listing the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19, but local health departments across the state are keeping track.

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-- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported an increase of 3,572 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its first update since Friday, pushing the statewide total to 231,317 since the outbreak started.

The state said it has tested 1,024,129 people with 792,812 negative test results and an overall monthly positive test rate of 13.8%.

Noon -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported on Monday that the state has 402,957 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began.

There have now been 5,562 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Missouri, which is steady from Sunday’s total.

The state said it has tested a total of 3,697,356, and 90,122 were tested in the past seven days.

Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 31,010 confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 24,069 cases in Jackson County.

-- Kansas will rely on genetic tests to identify cases of a new and apparently more contagious coronavirus strain that was first seen in England, the director of the state Department of Health and Environment said this week.

Cases have been confirmed in Colorado, Florida and California.

Lee Norman said Kansas already does genetic testing with about 1% of COVID-19 patients and it plans to increase its lab capacity so that it can do more tests.

The state on Friday reported another 138 deaths from COVID-19 since Wednesday, for a total of 2,879 since the pandemic began.

Kansas has confirmed 227,745 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 5,312 since Wednesday, the health department said.

of Kansas Health System said the hospital is treating 126 total.

-- The state of Kansas isn’t officially listing the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19, but local health departments across the state are keeping track.

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Noon -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported on Sunday that the state has 401,761 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began.

There have now been 5,562 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Missouri, which is an increase of 19 from Saturday.

The state said it has tested a total of 3,691,231, and 87,018 were tested in the past seven days.

Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 30,887 confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 23,992 cases in Jackson County.

--Missouri is approaching 400,000 cases of the coronavirus as hospitalizations continue on the high plateau the state has seen since mid-November.

The Department of Health and Senior Services was reporting 2,804 COVID-19 patients statewide.

-- As 2021 begins, health officials and elected leaders in Kansas are reflecting on the lessons learned so far about the coronavirus pandemic.

Laura Kelly said the pandemic showed Kansas that a “patchwork” response does not work.

Sam Antonios, chief clinical officer for the Ascension Via Christi health system, said “if you read history,” the coronavirus pandemic raised issues “eerily similar” to those facing communities during the deadly 1918-19 influenza pandemic

Antonios also said the coronavirus pandemic demonstrated the need for a community health system that includes a strong workforce and healthy hospitals, clinics, technology, nursing homes and home health services

When Kelly announced her stay-at-home order in late March, Kansas had reported six coronavirus deaths and fewer than 300 cases

As of Friday, the state had reported a total of 2,879 deaths and 227,745 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began

-- The state of Kansas isn’t officially listing the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19, but local health departments across the state are keeping track

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-- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported on Saturday that the state has 399,456 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began

There have now been 5,543 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Missouri

The state said it has tested a total of 3,679,665, and 84,616 were tested in the past seven days

Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 30,682 confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 23,827 cases in Jackson County

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The CDC said Kansas had administered less than 11% of the vaccine doses it had received

A state health department spokeswoman said Thursday that the vaccination numbers are not current because not all providers are fully trained on using a computer system for reporting inoculations

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