COVID-19
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — More than 7,000 college-age people in Missouri have tested positive for the coronavirus since classes resumed in mid-August, fueling spikes in confirmed cases in the state’s college towns, Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday. Recent single-day positive…
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The release of the Federal Reserve Bank’s September Beige Book report this week might dispel any notions of a sharp V-shaped recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. While it notes significant economic growth in some sectors of the 10th District that…
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Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a modified set of guidelines for coronavirus testing, now excluding people who are asymptomatic, or show no symptoms. Counter to new guidelines, Kansas City area health experts are advising…
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Unemployment insurance claims have dropped below 1 million, according to a Thursday morning news release from the U.S. Department of Labor. This report reflects similar news from the department in early August, the last time benefit claims were reported to…
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More than a dozen regional hospital medical officers, educators, business leaders and elected officials gathered on-line this morning to issue a stark warning for the Kansas City area: A sharp increase in rates of people testing positive for COVID-19 is…
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In a Monday announcement, KU said it will not be allowing fans into fall sports games, at least for the start of the season. Along with the note on fans, the university announced that it will also be prohibiting tailgating,…
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One Kansas City metro facility has been hard at work processing COVID-19 samples, working with a different kind of sampling process that collects saliva rather than swabs. Lenexa-based Clinical Reference Laboratory has been testing around 6,000 saliva samples every day,…
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Originally scheduled for Jan. 29 and 30, 2021, the annual Royals FanFest presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has been canceled, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Kansas City Royals. The decision comes nearly five…
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri schools ranging from universities to a kindergarten continue to experience an increase in COVID-19 cases as classes resume. The University of Missouri reported Monday that it had 415 active cases of COVID-19 on campus, an…
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In an announcement made by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday, the Thermo Fisher Scientific in Lenexa has opened a new site will help increase the amount of statewide testing. Named the Viral Transport Media manufacturing site, the additional facility…
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