8 a.m. Tuesday COVID-19 update

THANK YOU.WELL RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVETROUBLING NEWS WHEN IT COMES TOTHISAN PDEMIC, MISSOURI NOWLEADS THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMESTO THE HIGHEST RATE OF COVID-19CASES THAT’S ACCORDING TO NEWDATA FMRO THE NEW YORK TIMESFEWER THAN 40% OF MISSOURIANSARE FLYUL VACCINATED IN BUCHANANCOUNTY IN NORTHWEST, MISSOURI.THAT NUMBER IS FEWER THAN 19PERCENT THAT’S LEADING TO BIGCASE NUMBERS ERYVE IS GOING TOKETA ALL OF US DOING OUR PARTAND GETTING VACCINATED IN ORDERTO PROTECT EACH OTHER.OFFICIALS WITH THE MISSOURISTATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAY THATTHE TO VARIANTAS H BECOMEPREVALENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.THEY SAY THAT IT CAUSES MORESERIOUS ILLNESSES ANDHOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG PEOPLEWHO ARE NOT VACCINATED.WELL STARTING TODAY VACCINATIONSOF WYANDOTTE COUNTY HEALTHOFFICIALS ARE GIVING PRIZES AWAY TO INCREASE THOSEVACCINATIONS.THEER ARE DIFFERENT PRIZESREALLY DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE 12TO 17 YEAR OLDS CAN WIN SEASONPASSES TO WORLDS OF FUN AOLSDINNER FOR FOUR AT DAVE ANDBUSTERS INCLUDING GAME PASSESANYBOD18Y AND OLDER YOU CAN WINA $500 VISA GIFT CARD.THERE WILL BE DRAWINGS.REDRAWINGS EVERY DAY A VACCINECLINIC IS OPEN ALL OF THIS WHILESUPPLIES LAST AND PEOPLE WHOGIVE A COVID TEST AT A COUNTYCLINICAL GET A $25 GTIF CARD.WELL ACDC ADVISORY PANEL MEETSTOMORROW TO TALK ABOUT REPORTSOF HEART INFLAMMATION LINKED TOCOVID VACCINESND A TEENS ANDYOUNG ADULTS THERE HAVE BNEEMORE THAN 300 CASES DOCRSTO SAYTHAT THE CASES WERE EASY TOTREAT THEM MOST PATIENTSRECOVERED.YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE ON THELATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMESNT BYGOING TO THE CORONAVIRUS TAB OFKMBC.COM YOU WILL ALSO FIND A