Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Kansas City metro adds over 1,100 COVID-19 cases, pushing average to record high
The Kansas City area added more than 1,100 new COVID-19 cases as health officials from around the metro called on elected leaders to take action to reign in uncontrolled spread of the virus.
The area encompassing Kansas City and Jackson, Clay and Platte counties in Missouri, as well as Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, gained 1,104 cases for a total of 64,276.
The seven-day average for new cases hit a record high of 1,024. One week ago, it was 739. Two weeks ago, it was 497.
Nine new deaths were reported. Three were in Kansas City, one was in Jackson County, one was in Platte County and four were in Johnson County, raising the metro’s total to 875.
Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article247174686.html
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
