Noon COVID-19 update

Noon COVID-19 update

WELL AS IF THIS SUNDAY, MISSOURIIS REPORTING MORE THAN 1,300 NEWCASES OF COVID-19 AND TO NEWDEATHS AND WE GET NUMBERS FROMKANSAS SHORTLY.HERE’S A LOOK AT THE POSITIVITYRATE 11.3% OF TESTS ARE COMINGBACK POSITIVE IN MISSOURI,KANSAS DOWN A BIT TO 15.1% THENATIONAL AVERAGE IS JUST UNDER5% FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THESTART OF THE PANDEMIC JURYTRIALS ARE RESUMING RIGHT NOW ATTHE EASTERN JACKSON COUNTYCOURTHOUSE IN INDEPENDENCE NEWSAFETY MEASURES ARE IN PLACELIKE TEMPERATURE CHECK SOCIALDISTANCING AND REQUIRING MASS.JURY SELECTION IS GOING TO LOOKDIFFERENT THOUGH THE COURTSGOING TO BRING IN SMALLER GROUPSOF PROSPECTIVE JURORS SEVERALTIMES A DAY AND WILL BE PLACEDIN SEPARATE COURTROOMS.THE SELECTED FOR TRIAL WILL NOTBE SEATED TOGETHER IN THE JURYBOX.THEY’RE GOING TO BE SPREADTHROUGHOUT THE COURTROOM ANDJURY TRIALS WILL B