8 a.m. COVID-19 update

8 a.m. COVID-19 update

TUESDAY.ALL RIGHT.THANKS SO MUCH KATIE.WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS WEREFOLLOWING THIS MORNING BUT OFENCOURAGING NEWS FOR THE ECONOMYUS BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ATHE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT DOWNSLIGHTLY IN MAY FROM 14% TO 13%MADE JOB GAINS SUGGEST THEBUSINESSES HAVE QUICKLY BEENRECALLING WORKERS ESTATES OFREOPENED THEIR ECONOMIES.OTHER EVIDENCE IS ALSO SHOWNTHAT THE JOB MARKET MELTDOWNTRIGGERED BY THE CORONAVIRUS ISBOTTOMED OUT THE NUMBER OFPEOPLE APPLYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS IS DECLINED FOR NINESTRAIGHT WEEKS.ALSO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLERECEIVING SUCH AID HASESSENTIALLY LEVELED OFFMISSOURI’S TOP HEALTH OFFICIALSAYS WE HAVE SEEN NO REPORTEDCASES OF CORONAVIRUS BROUGHT ONBY A PACK POOL PARTY AT THE LAKEOF THE OZARKS OVER MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND.SPHERO YOU REMEMBER THERE’S KINDOF A LOT OF ATTENTION BECAUSEALL THE PEOPLE IGNORING SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES ONE PERSONFROM CENTRAL, MISSOURI WHO WENTTO THE PARTY AT BACKWATER.JACK’S TESTED POSITIVE OFFICIALSHAVE BEEN WORKING TO FIND ANYONEWHO MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACTWITH THAT PERSON.WE’RE EXPECTING TO GET AN UPDATEOF NUMBERS OF CORONAVIRUS CASESFOR BOTH, KANSAS AND MISSOURITODAY, WEDNESDAY THE STATE OFKANSAS REPORTED TEN THOUSAND ONEHUNDRED AND SEVENTY CASES WITH222 DEATHS IN MISSOURI.THE STATE IS REPORTING 14,000CASES.789 PEOPLE HAVE DIED WILL BRING