8 a.m. COVID-19 update

8 a.m. COVID-19 update

OVERLAND PARK POLICE IF YOU SEEHIM AND WE HAVE NEW CORONAVIRUSNUMBERS TO REPORT FIRST KANSASIS REPORTING MORE THAN 1,000 NEWCASES SINCE FRIDAY, MISSOURIFILLED IN MORE THAN 1,000 NEWCASES SINCE SUNDAY.WE ALSO LIKE TO LOOK AT THISCHART SHOWS THE SEVEN DAYROLLING AVERAGE OF WHAT’S CALLEDTHE POSITIVITY RATE ONE OF THEBEST WAYS TO SEE HOW THE VIRUSIS SPREADING.IT CATCHES YOU SEE THE BLUE LINEGOING DOWN THERE ELEVEN AND AHALF PERCENT OF TESTS ARE COMINGBACK POSITIVE NOW WAS MUCHHIGHER LAST WEEK HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY THAT’S DUE IN PARTTO A CHANGE IN THE WAY TESTERBEING REPORTED.THE RATE HAS FALLEN IN MISSOURI.THAT’S THE YELLOW LINE THERE TO13.1% THE NATIONAL AVERAGE ONTHE BOTTOM IS 8% DOCTORS AT THEUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTHSYSTEMS SAY FOR THEIR PATIENTSDIED OVER THE WEEKEND FROMCOVID-19 RIGHT NOW.THERE ARE 30 PEOPLE BEINGTREATED FOR CORONAVIRUS IN THESYSTEM 16 OF THOSE PATIENTS AREIN THE ICU FIVER ON VENTILATORS.AFTER SEE THESE PATIENTS AREN’TJUST ELDERLY PEOPLE.ARRANGED OVER THE WEEKEND THEYOUNGEST PATIENT IN THE HOSPITALWAS 19 AND THE OLDEST PATIENT INTHE HOSPITAL OF WITH COVIDPOSITIVE HERE WAS I THINK 87 OR86 SO QUITE THE RANGE WE STILLHAVE PLENTY OF 20 AND 30 YEAROLDS THAT ARE IN THE HOSPITAL.I THINK REALLY MIRRORING WHATWE’RE SEEING AS FAR AS SPREAD OFTHE DISEASE IN THE COMMUNITYTHAT ALL AGES ARE BEING AFFECTEDAND THAT A PORTION OF THOSE THATARE INFECTED REGARDLESS OF AGEEND UP IN THE HOSPITAL.KANSAS HEALTH SECRETARY DR. LINNORMAN IS PART OF TODAY’SBRIEFING CAN WATCH IT RIGHT NOW.IT CAN BE C.COM OR ON OUR KMBC 9FACEBOOK PAGE, KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISHOSTING DRIVE-THROUGHCORONAVIRUS TESTING EVENTS THISWEEK TODAY HEALTH CARE WORKERSWILL BE OVER AT EAST HIGH SCHOOLIN INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARDCHRISTIAN CHURCH.ALSO LISTED LOCATIONS FOR THEREST OF THE WEEK HERE THE BETHERE FROM 9 TO 2 HEALTHDEPARTMENT DOES RECOMMEND THATYOU MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE?I KNOW THAT’S JUST BECAUSE THESUPPLIES RUN OUT SO QUICKLY ANDTHERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 50 WALK UPSPOTS AVAILABLE EVERY DAY THEWYANDOTTE COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT ME WHILE HOSTING ITSOWN TESTING EVENTS WEEKLYTHROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF AUGUSTTESTING USUALLY RUNS FROM 8 TO11 IN THE MORNING WIT