Monday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

Monday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

THE TIPS HOTLINE IF YOU HAVEINFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.LARA: HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THECORONAVIRUS IN THE KANSAS CITYMETRO.288 NEW CASES REPORTED TONIGHTIN OUR NINE-COUNTY AREA.THIS CHART SHOWS THE PERCENTAGEOF TESTS COMING BACK POSITIVE INKANSAS AND MISSOURI.HEALTH EXPERTS SAY 10% OR ABOVEIS A CONCERN.IN KANSAS, 10.8% OF TESTS ARECOMING BACK POSITIVE.IT’S 7.7% IN MISSOURI.TOMORROW MORNING, KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS ANDHEALTH DIRECTOR REX ARCHER WILLANNOUNCE SCHOOL REOPENINGGUIDELINES.TODAY, THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOUSCHOOL DISTRICT DELAYED ITSREOPENING PLAN AFTER BEINGADVISED THAT IN-PERSON CLASSESARE NOT RECOMMENDED.SUPERINTENDENT MARK BEDELL SAYSCOVID-19 CASES SPIKE, ESPECIALLYIN KANSAS CITY’S POORESTNEIGHBORHOODS SERVED BY KCPS.THIS DROVE THE DECISION NOT TOBRING STUDENTS BACK TO CLASS.