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The U.S. was averaging about 11,000 cases a day in late June. It's now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge.
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Although Johnson County has no countywide mask mandate in place, the city of Prairie Village is drafting its own ordinance requiring masks to be worn in most indoor spaces.
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Younger children, who cannot yet be vaccinated, are among those who may be more susceptible to the more-contagious variant.
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The CDC information dated Thursday gives new details on this variant of the coronavirus and says the agency should "acknowledge that the war has changed." It was first reported by The Washington Post.
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The Missouri Attorney General’s filing mixes state and local COVID case counts and death counts in comparisons, among other errors.
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Data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that a staggering 55% of frontline health care workers are reporting burnout — or mental and physical exhaustion from chronic workplace stress.
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Reversing earlier guidance, the agency is encouraging indoor masking for fully vaccinated people under certain circumstances.
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The CDC just released new estimates showing the highly contagious delta variant now accounts for 51.7% of cases in the U.S. In Missouri, Kansas and other hotspots, the strain is responsible for 80% of cases.
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Missouri is a hotspot for the Delta variant of COVID-19, which is easy to catch and transmit, and health officials are urging the state to redouble its efforts to give Missourians the vaccine.
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The latest toll from Johns Hopkins University comes nearly four months after the nation crossed the half-million mark for deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.
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A recent study by University of Missouri researchers found ticks are active eight months out of the year, from early spring through late fall. The extended season mean more ticks spread potentially fatal diseases.
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Marcia Streepy has produced art in Kansas City for decades. Hundreds of pieces are on display at InterUrban ArtHouse through June 5.