4 p.m. COVID-19 update

4 p.m. COVID-19 update

YOU WILL SEE THAT OUTLINED INTHE NINE-DAY FORECAST.KELL HERE’S A LOOK NOW ATCORONA VIRUS CASES ON BOTH SIDESOF THE STATE LINE.MISSOURI REPORTS MORE THAN 1600NEW CASES SINCE WEDNESDAY.THAT’S A NEW RECORD.WE’LL GET AN UPDATE FROM KANSASTOMORROWMISSOURI’S PERCENTAGE OF TESTSCOMING BACK POSITIVE JUMPED FROM7.9% TO 8.9%.KANSAS HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYALMOST 40% OF THE CASES INKANSAS ARE PEOPLE AGES 18 TO 34.WE LOOK AT THIS ROLLING 7-DAYAVERAGE OF POSITIVE TESTS TO SEEHOW THE VIRUS IS CURRENTLYSPREADING.THREE WEEKS HAVE PASSED SINCEMASK MANDATES WENT INTO EFFECTIN THE KANSAS CITY AREA.TODAY, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERMATT FLENER ASKS THE REGION’STOP HEALTH OFFICIALS, IF WE’RESTARTING TO SEE ANY EFFECT INSTOPPING THE SPREAD OF COVID-1