8 a.m. COVID-19 update

MATT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH.IT’S 806 AND THE STATE OF KANSASHAS A NEW APPROACH TO THEPANDEMIC.WELL, THE STATES NOW PART OF THEROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION COVID-19TESTING SOLUTIONS GROUP.IT’S MADE UP OF FIVE STATES IN21 CITIES, KANSAS GOVERNOR.LAURA.KELLY SAYS THE GOAL IS TO SHAREINFORMATION WITH OTHER PARTS OFTHE COUNTRY.SO THE STATES CAN IMPROVE THEIRCOVID TESTING TRACKING ANDTRACING.LET’S FOLLOW IN OUR NEW TESTINGGROUPS BIPARTISAN SPIRIT ANDPROTECT OUR FRIENDS OR FAMILYAND OUR NEIGHBORS FROM HARMFULDISEASE SPREAD.THE GROUP MEETS EVERY TWO WEEKSTO DISCUSS THESE IDEAS OREXPECTING TO GET UPDATES FROMBOTH, KANSAS AND MISSOURI HEALTHOFFICIALS THE MISSOURI HEALTHDEPARTMENT COVID DASHBOARD ISSTILL BEING WORKED ON NUMBERSHAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCESATURDAY, WHICH SHOWS THERE AREMORE THAN ONE HUNDRED ANDFORTY-FOUR THOUSAND CASES OFMORE THAN 24 HUNDRED DEATHS INTHE SHOW-ME STATE MEANWHILE KIDSHEALTH OFFICIALS UPDATED THEIRNUMBERS TODAY AFTER REPORTINGALMOST 60,000 CASES WITH 771DEATHS SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.WELL PARK UNIVERSITY IS MAKINGCHANGES TO ITS FALL SEMESTER THELAST TWO WEEKS OF CLASS.THIS IS WILL NOW BE ONLINE.THIS IS TO ALLOW STUDENTS TOTRAVEL BACK AND FORTH BETWEENTHANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMASWITHOUT INCREASING THE CHANCESOF SPREADING COVID-19 IN PERSONCLASSES T