7 a.m. Monday COVID-19 update

COURSE, WE WILL POSTED ON THISAND WELL IFOU Y THINK WE’RETHROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC,PLEASE THINK AGAIN IN KANSSACITY, MISSOURI ALONE CORONAVIRUSCASES HAVE CRIPPLED IN JUST THELAST MONTH KBC UNITED MARTINAUGUSTINE IS LIVE THIS MORNINGWITH AN APPEAL AND A MARTIN.GOOD MORNING TO YOU.GOOD MORNING, ROB STARTING INTWO HOURS CHILDREN'’ MERCYHOSPITAL WILL OPEN UP TO WALK INCOVID-19 VACCINE CLINICS THISAFTER SOME ALARMING INFORMATIONCOMING FROM THE STAFF HERE ATTHE KANSSA CITY, MISSOURIDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH THEBIGGEST OF THOSE 800 IS AN 800.CASES OF COVID-19 REPORTED HEREIN KANSAS CITY IN THE FIRST HALFOF JULY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTTAKING TO SOCIAL MEDIA OVER THEWEEKEND TO SAY THAT’S MORE THANALL OF THE CASES REPORTED IN THEMONTH OF JUNE.SO WTHA THATN I MIND CHILDREN’SMERCY HOSPITAL OPENING THOSEJOAQUIN BACKS WALK-IN VACCINECLINICS TODAY.AT THE ADELE HALL AND BROADWAYLOCATIONS THE SHOTSVA AILABLEFOR YNGOU PEOPLE AGES 12 TO 22THOSE CLINICS RUNNING FROM NINETO FROU MDAONY THROUGH THURSDAYAND NINE TO ONE ON FRIDAY.THEY ARE WALK-IN CLINICS AND NOAPPOTMINENTS ARE NECESSARY.BUT IF YOUR FAMILY’S GONNA TAKEADVANTAGE OF THIS YOU NEED TOOWSH UP AT THOSE LOCATIONSMASKED UP AND OBSERVING ALLOTHER COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS.REPORTING LOT MARTIN AUGUSTINECAME EASTON NEWS.ALL RIGHT MARTIN.ANKTH YOU SO MUCH.WELL 10 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTO JOIN TOGETHER ALL WITH ACOMMON MESSAGE.THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS NOT RUNTHE DELTA VARIANCE MAKING ITWORSE THE DEPARTMENTS IN THESENINE COUNTIES.YOU SEE UNDER SCREEN AS WELL ASKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI HAVEISSUED A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORYWITH THE STRONG FOCUS ONVACCINATIONS, INCLUDING ANYONEOVER THE AGE OF 12 ALSO FOR KIDSTOO YOUNG TO GET THE SHOT KEMATHAT THERE ARE ONLY AROUNDVACCINATED ADULTS NOW IF YOU AREON VACCINATED THE HEALTH ORDERSAYS THAT YOU NEED TO BE WEARINGA MASK WHILE YOU’RE INSEID OR INCROWDED PLACES.ALL THESE ARE JUSTRECOMMENDATIONS.THERE IS NO MANDATE IN EFFECT.I MEAN WHILE HEALTH EXPERTSOUTSIDE THE METRO ARE TAKINGNOTE OF THE SPIKING CASES INMISSOURI.THEY SAY THAT BRINGING BACK MASSREQUIREMENTS MAY BEHE T ONLY WAYTO SLOW THE SPREAD.INDOOR MASK MANDATES AREIMPORTANT WHENEVER YOU HAVE APOPULATION THAT’S NOT IT DOESN’THAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF VACCINATIONAND INFECTION NUMBERS THAT ARERISING THAT IS LA COUNTY RIGHTNOW.IT’S CERTAINLY PARTS OF MISSOURIAND ARKANSAS AND OTHER PLACESWITH LOW VACCINATION RATES.AND JOHNSON COUNTY KANS ISASUPDATING THEIR GUIDANCE FOR THENEW SCHOOL YEAR TO REFLECT THERISING CASE NUMBERS.WELL, THE DEPARTMENT WANTSSCHOOLS TO PROMOTE VACCINATIONSOR REQUIRE MKSAS FORUNVACCINATED PEOPLE INDOORS ANDKEEP THOSE WITH COVID-19 TOTHOSE HEAV BEEN EXPOSED AT HOME.AND AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL JUSTSUGGESTIONS LEAVING THE DECISIONUP TO INDIVIDUALIS DTRICTS.BY THE WAY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TOKNOW MORE ABOUT THE VIRUS ANDHOW IT’S SPREADING WHERE YOULIVE.OR IF YOU NEED HELP SCHEDULING AVACCIN AEPPOINTMENT, PLEASE HEADOF THE CORONAVIRUS SECTION OFOUR KMBC9 NEWS APP WE POST DAILYCASE NUMBERS AND VACCINATIONEVENTS ALL AROUND THE JOB,