COVID-19
A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that, despite some concern in COVID-19 death rates across particular areas of the U.S., the average reported COVID-19 death rate in the U.S. is now 2.92 percent,…
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A new study has begun at the University of Kansas Medical Center as it started clinical trials for a new COVID-19 treatment Tuesday. The new treatment aims to help infected individuals with mild COVID-19 symptoms that have not been hospitalized…
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A favorable ruling was secured for a Kansas City metro business regarding COVID-19 insurance, which had been denied pandemic-related business interruption coverage by their insurers, Owners Insurance Company. This lawsuit is the latest in a nationwide flood of insurance-related litigation…
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Of several different vaccine trials being conducted worldwide, one of the largest trial groups by Johnson & Johnson has advanced their vaccine trial to Phase 3 testing. Numerous other vaccines have already begun final Phase 3 testing on an international…
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In Kansas, the largest personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpile kept in a Topeka warehouse is now open to more than just counties. Recently, the state opened access to supplies to eligible businesses owned or operated in Kansas as the region…
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By Monday, the state of Kansas reported 53,959 confirmed cases since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. In Missouri, cases since the beginning of the outbreak show to be…
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The state’s mask mandate was put to a vote in Johnson County on Thursday, county commissioners voting 4-3 to extend Kansas Gov. Kelly’s mask order. Passing by a narrow margin, residents in the county will now be expected to continue…
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A Wednesday statement from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has confirmed they are putting a pause on the release of COVID-19 cluster information. Last week, the department began releasing detailed cluster information for the state which included…
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The most recent weekly report from the U.S. Department of Labor shows yet another drop in unemployment insurance claims. Seasonally adjusted initial claims for the week ending Sept. 12 was 860,000, a decrease of 33,000 from the previous week's revised…
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Time for some Ingram’s 250 math: What’s i250 x 5? If you came up with 1,250, hats off to your grade-school math teachers—their lessons clearly took hold. But with this being the fifth year of our recognition of the 250…
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