Tuesday 4 p.m. COVID-19 update

Tuesday 4 p.m. COVID-19 update

BUILDING BECAUSE OF THE AGE ANDDETERIORATING STRUCTURE.BREAKING WITHIN THE LAST HOUR,THE STATE OF COLORADO HASDETECTED THE FIRST CASE OF THEMUTANT COVID-19 STRAIN IN THEU.S.IT IS A MAN IN HIS 20’S WITH NOHISTORY OF TRAVEL.IT IS THE SAME VARIANTDISCOVERED IN THE U.K.KAMALA HARRIS IS NOW VACCINATED.SHE AND HER HUSBAND RECEIVEDTHEIR FIRST DOSES THIS MORNING.SHE WANTED TO GET IT TO ASSURETHE PUBLIC THAT THE VACCINE ISSAFE.NEW THIS AFTERNOON, MITCHMCCONNELL HAS BLOCKED TWOSEPARATE ATTEMPTS TO PASS A BILLBOOSTING STIMULUS CHECKS FROM$600 TO $2,000.MCCONNELL SPEAKING ON THE SENATEFLOOR TODAY SAYS THE SENATE WILLINSTEAD WORK ON RESPONDING TOCONCERNS RAISED BY PRESIDENTTRUMP WHEN HE SIGNED THE BILLSUNDAY.THAT INCLUDES ELECTION-INTEGRITYMEASURES.LATE MONDAY, THE HOUSE NARROWLYPASSED A BILL INCREASING THEAMOUNT OF THE CHECKS.MEANTIME MISSOURI SENATOR JOSHHAWLEY TWEETED IN SUPPORT OF THEINCREASE TODAY.THE REPUBLICAN ALONG WITHDEMOCRAT BERNIE SANDERS HAS BEENPUSHING FOR THE $2000 CHECKS.HE SAYS IN PART WORKINGAMERICANS HAVE BORNE THE BRUNTOF THIS PANDEMIC.THEY DESERVE $2,000 IN COVIDRELIEF, A FRACTION OF WHAT THEBANKS AND BIG BUSINESSES GOT.HERE IS A LOOK THIS AFTERNOON ATWHERE THE POSITIVITY RATE STANDSIN BOTH KANSAS AND MISSOURI.BOTH STATES ARE HOLDING STEADYWITH MISSOURI JUST BELOW 17%.THE NUMBER IS LOWER IN KANSA