8 a.m. Wednesday COVID-19 update

8 a.m. Wednesday COVID-19 update

CHARGES.RIGHTOW N IN MISSOURI, THECOVID-19 POSIVITITY RATE IS ATTHE HIGHEST.IT’S BEEN SINCE JANUARY IT ISNOW OVER 8% WHEN KANSAS THENUMBERS LOWER, BUT IT ISCLIMBING NOW AT A 2.9 PERCENT.AND HAPPENING TODAYED FERALOFFICIALS WITH THE DEPARTMENTSOF HOUNGSI AND URBAN DEVELOPMENTAND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESWILL BE IN KANSAS CITY.THEY INAY MOR CLINT LUCAS WILLVISIT THE CLIMBER COMMUNITYCENTER TO DISCUSS EFFORTS TOINCREASE ACCESS TO COVID-19VACCINATNSIO TESTING ANDTREATMENTS TO DISPROPORTIONATELYAFFECTED COMMUNITIES.WE’LL BE STOPPING BY THECOMMUNITYEN CTER AT NINE O’CLOCKTHIS MORNING.AND ALSO TODAY WYANDOTTECOUNTY’S HOSTING ANOTHER DON’TTHROW AWAY YOUR SHOT VACCINECLINIC FROM FIVE TO EIGHTTONIGHT.IT’S A BRUCE MIDDLE SCHOOL INKKC ALONG WITH THE VACCINE.YOU CAN ALSO GET A FREE DENTALCHECKUP FROM SPOKE PARKWAYHEALTH AND ENJOY ICERE CAM OR AON THE FOOD TRUCK AND TOP KANSASOFFICIALS ARE SETTING THE ALARMABOUT THE DELTAAR VIANT OF THECORONAVIRUSND A AN EXCLUSIVEINTERVIEW WITH KMBC90S ANDMICHAEL MAHONEY GOVERNOR.LAURA.KELL SYAYS THE STATE’S LAUNCHINGANOTRHE A CAMPAIGN TO GET MOREPEOPLE VACCINATED STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENT SAYS TTHA THE RATE ISNOW 43%T I JUST BECAME PRETTYOBVIOUS WITHINHE T LAST COUPLEOF WEEKS HOW IMMINENT THE DELTAVARIANT DANGERS ITO.YOU KNOW THAT IT IS MEDOV IN TOMISSOURI IN A MAJOR WAY AND NOWINTO OKLAHOMA.WELL, KELLY IS CONCERNED ABOUTALL THE TRAVELING CROWDS FOR THEFOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND.THE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTSWILL START AIRING ON TV TODAYAND TODAY YOU CAN BE PART OF ACONVERS.IN ABOUT REBUILDING KANSASCITY’S BUSINESSES THEEN CTER FORPUBLIC INTEGRITY SAYS THERE WEREFEW.PPP LOANS FOR BUSINESSES LIKEKANSAS CITY’S EAST SIDE MAKINGIT PARTICULARLY HARD FOR BLACKBUSINESS OWNERS TO BALANCE BACKFROM THE PANDEMIC.WELL TONIGHT AT 5.PANEL BE DISCUSSING WAYS TO DOJUST THAT DURING A VIRTUALEVENT.YOU CAN WATCH IT ON THE CENTER’SWEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE.AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THEBEST PLACE TO GET THE VACCINE,WE’VE GOTOU Y COVERED J