Wednesday 4 p.m. COVID-19 update

Wednesday 4 p.m. COVID-19 update

YOU WILL SEE THAT IN THENINE-DAY FORECAST, COMING UP.KELLY: HERE’S A SNAPSHOT OF THECOVID-19 IMPACT IN OUR AREA.POSITIVITY RATES ARE FALLING.IN MISSOURI 4.3% OF TESTS ARECOMING BACK POSITIVE.IN KANSAS, IT’S 3.1%VACCINATIONS ARE STEADILYRISING.IN KANSAS, VACCINATIONS ARSTEADILY RISING.IN KANSAS 39.7% OF THE STATE’SPOPULATION HAS GOTTEN A SHOT.IN MISSOURI IT’S 38.9AND U.S. HEALTH ADVISORS HAVEENDORSED THE PFIZER VACCINE FORCHILDREN 12 AND UP.THE FDA CLEARED THE VACCINE FOREMERGENCY USE IN THAT AGE GROUPON MONDAY.A HISTORIC BUSINESS IN PLATTECOUNTY IS STRUGGLING TO STAYAFLOAT DURING THE PANDEMIC.KMBC 9’S EMILY HOLWICK WENT TOFARLEY, MISSOURI TO FIND OUT WHYTHE OWNER SAYS HE GOT LESSFEDERAL COVID RELIEF THANEXPECTEDEMILY: STEPPING INTO FARLEYMERCANTILE IS LIKE STEPPING BACKIN TIME, IT HAS BEEN HERE FORMORE THAN 140 YEARS.IN THAT TIME, IT HAS SEEN HISFAIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES AND ITWAS NOT IMMUNE TO COVID-19.