8 a.m. COVID-19 update

8 a.m. COVID-19 update

IN OUR AREA 804 RIGHT NOW THEEPICENTER OF THE PANDEMIC COULDBE SHIFTING CLOSER TO HOME TOTHE MIDWEST.THAT’S ACCORDING TO DR. DEBORAHBIRX COORDINATOR OF THE WHITEHOUSE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE.SHE’S WATCHING A RISE IN CASESIN BOTH, KANSAS AND MISSOURIALSO THOUGH, OHIO, KENTUCKY,TENNESSEE AND NEBRASKA ARESTARTING TO SEE MORE CHASE HASDR. BURCH SAYS THE DRIVINGFACTOR HERE.IS THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKINGVACATIONS AND TRAVELING NOWLATEST COVID-1 NUMBERS FROMMISSOURI SHOW 582 NEW CASESREPORTED SUNDAY.WE WILL GET AN UPDATE FROMKANSAS TODAY.FRIDAY’S NUMBER SHOW.942 NEW CASES WERE ALSO KEEPINGA CLOSE EYE ON THE PERCENTAGE OFTESTS COMING BACK POSITIVE.KANSAS RATE IS NOW OVER 18%STATE CHANGED HOW ITS REPORTINGTESTING SO MIGHT BE THE ONEREASON THAT THE THE NUMBER IS SOHIGH MISSOURI’S AT NINE PERCENTRIGHT NOW IN A REMINDER WORLDHEALTH ORGANIZATION WANTS THESENUMBERS TO BE BELOW 10% KANSASCITY MISSOURI HEALTH DEPARTMENTHOSTS DRIVE-THROUGH CORONAVIRUSTESTING TODAY.AND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.THIS WILL BE DONE AT CENTRALHIGH SCHOOL TODAY.WE’VE ALSO LISTED LOCATIONS HEREON YOUR SCREEN FOR THE OTHERDAYS THAT FOLLOW HEALTH CAREWORKERS WILL BE DOING TESTS FROM9:00 TO 2 EVERYDAY HEALTHDEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS MAKING ANAPPOINTMENT ONLINE BECAUSESUPPLIES RUN OUT QUICKLY.THEY’RE ABOUT 50 UP SPOTSAVAILABLE EACH DE WYANDOTTECOUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.MEANWHILE IS HOSTING ITS OWNTESTING EVENTS.THESE WILL HAPPEN WEEKLY DURINGTHE MONTH OF AUGUST.TESTING USUALLY RUNS FROM 8 TO11 A.M.

THOUGTHURSDAYS.ANOTHER WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALWANTS TO SEND A CLEAR MESSAGEHYDROXYCHLOROQUINE IS NOT ARECOMMENDED TREATMENT FORCOVID-19.I BROUGHT YOUR WHILE.HE’S WITH THE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.HE SAYS THE CORONAVIRUS TASKFORCE DOESN’T RECOMMEND THE DRUGTO ANYONE EVEN AFTER PRESIDENTTRUMP WHO IS PRAISED.ITS YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE DRUG ASA POSSIBILITY AGAIN LAST WEEK.FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH STANDPOINAT FIRST HYDROXYCHLOROQUINELOOKED VERY PROMISING THERE WERENOT THE DEFINITIVE STUDIES ATTHIS POINT IN TIME.THERE’S BEEN FIVE RANDOMIZEDCONTROL PLACEBO-CONTROLLEDTRIALS THAT DO NOT SHOW ANYBENEFIT TO HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE.SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WEDON’T RECOMMEND THAT AS ATREATMENT, THERE’S NO EVIDENCETO SHOW THAT IT IS NOW THERE AREA NUMBER OF CLINICAL TRIALSHAPPENING RIGHT NOW TO FIND AVACCINE PFIZER MODERNA ANDJOHNSON JOHNSON ARE JUST A FEWOF THE COMPANIES IN THE MIDDLEOF THOSE TRIALS LOCALLY THEUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTHSYSTEM AND CHILDREN’S MERCYHOSPITAL ARE TEAMING UP AS WELLFOR A TRIAL THE HOSPITAL’S NEED1,500 VOLUNTEERS ARE LOOKING FORANYONE WHO IS OVER 18 CONSIDEREDHIGH RISK FOR COMING INTOCONTACT WITH COVID-19 IF YOU’DLIKE TO VOLUN