Johnson County, Kan. nearing 68k total COVID-19 infections

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Here are the latest COVID-19 updates around the Kansas City metro area, and in Kansas and Missouri.What you need to know:The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 358,843 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 5,498 deaths since the outbreak started. Kansas only updates its case totals on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Monday there have been 616,252 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak and 10,206 deaths. Overall, the state said 51% of the population has received at least one dose and 44% have completed vaccination.MONDAY9:50 p.m. — The Spring Hill School Board voted 4-1 to modify its mask resolution, allowing parents or guardians to sign forms for medical exemptions to the mask policy.9:30 p.m. — Masks will now be required inside for all students in the Gardner-Edgerton School District. The school board approved the new COVID-19 mitigation measure Monday night. It takes effect Aug. 30. READ MORE.1:30 p.m. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported Monday a statewide total of 358,843 (+2,778) COVID-19 cases since the outbreak started in the state’s first update since Friday. In addition, the KDHE reported 5,498 (+4) total deaths since the start of the outbreak.The state reported hospitalizations 12,471 (+54) since the start of the outbreak. The state also said it has vaccinated 1,497,005 people with one dose, 3,284,290 total doses of the vaccine have been administered. The state reports 51.4% of the population has been vaccinated with one dose and 44.5% have completed vaccination.[ KANSAS COVID-19 COVID-19 DASHBOARD ]Johnson County is the county with the most confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the outbreak with 67,964 cases. Sedgwick County is second with 64,293. Wyandotte County is third with 24,497 cases. Leavenworth County has 8,817 cases, Douglas County reports 10,159 and Miami County has 3,272.Noon — Students and staff in the Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 on Monday had to start wearing masks just two full days after the school year began.The decision came Sunday night from the school district’s superintendent, Loren Feldkamp, after he cited a “sudden rise” in COVID-19 related cases of both positive and close contact tracing among students. READ MORE. 11 a.m. — Starting next month, Kansas City’s Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will require all guests to prove they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19.As of Sept. 6, anyone with a ticket will also have to show proof they are fully vaccinated. That means, as a result, no attendees under the age of 12 will be allowed. Guests will also be required to wear masks. READ MORE. 10:30 a.m. — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state’s total of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 616,252 on Monday, which is an increase of 1,313 confirmed cases. The state also reported there have been 123,217 (+131) possible antigen cases to date.The state reported there have been 11,569 positive cases over the last seven days and an average of 1,653 cases a day. The state said there have now been 10,206 (+1) deaths since the start of the outbreak.The delta variant of the virus is believed to be responsible for much of the spread in Missouri. Officials also cite low vaccination rates, especially in rural areas.The state also reported there were 2,257 hospitalizations associated with COVID.The overall seven-day positivity rate for the state is 13.3%, according to the MDHSS. That number has climbed more than 10 percentage points since June, but it’s still down from a high of 23.1% in November 2020.The state said it has administered 5,642,330 vaccine doses, 3,129,493 people have initiated vaccination (or received one dose) and 2,703,278 people have received a second dose. Overall, the state said 51% of the population has received at least one dose and 44% have completed vaccination.The state reported it had administered 93,428 doses in the past seven days for an average of 13,347 per day.An estimated 49.6% of Kansas City residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while Independence is at 45.6%, Jackson County is at 47.9%, Clay County is at 39.7%, Cass County is at 40.6% and Platte County is at 36.3%.[ MISSOURI COVID-19 DASHBOARD ]Missouri does not list how many people have recovered from COVID-19.Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 48,112 confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 39,368 cases in Jackson County. The state also lists 10,122 cases in Clay County, 9,788 in Cass County and 3,985 in Platte County.8:30 a.m. — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. This is the first coronavirus vaccine approved by the FDA, and is expected to open the door to more vaccine mandates.READ MORE. 8 a.m. — Officials with the University of Kansas Health System said the system is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases again. Currently 62 patients are being treated for active COVID-19 infections at the University of Kansas Hospital. Of those 62, 22 are in the ICU and 15 are on a ventilator. An additional 28 patients are recovering for a total of 90 patients in the hospital related to COVID-19. Of the active infections, 58 patients are not vaccinated. However, 4 patients, or 6% of the hospital’s active cases, are vaccinated breakthrough infections. Doctors say the 6 percent figure is consistent with breakthrough infections around the country. SUNDAY7:30 p.m. — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state’s total of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 614,939 on Sunday, which is an increase of 1,453 confirmed cases. The state also reported there have been 123,086 (+380) possible antigen cases to date.The state reported there have been 12,179 positive cases over the last seven days and an average of 1,740 cases a day. The state said there have now been 10,205 (+3) deaths since the start of the outbreak.The delta variant of the virus is believed to be responsible for much of the spread in Missouri. Officials also cite low vaccination rates, especially in rural areas.Throughout Missouri there are 15% of remaining ICU beds are available, 26% hospital beds available and 66% of ventilators are available, the state said. The state also reported there were 2,392 hospitalizations associated with COVID.The overall seven-day positivity rate for the state is 13.7%, according to the MDHSS. That number has climbed more than 10 percentage points since June, but it’s still down from a high of 23.1% in November 2020.The state said it has administered 5,634,149 vaccine doses, 3,125,984 people have initiated vaccination (or received one dose) and 2,698,576 people have received a second dose. Overall, the state said 50.9% of the population has received at least one dose and 44% have completed vaccination.The state reported it had administered 95,052 doses in the past seven days for an average of 13,579 per day.An estimated 49.5% of Kansas City residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while Independence is at 45.5%, Jackson County is at 47.9%, Clay County is at 39.6%, Cass County is at 40.5% and Platte County is at 36.2%.[ MISSOURI COVID-19 DASHBOARD ]Missouri does not list how many people have recovered from COVID-19.Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 47,916 confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 39,226 cases in Jackson County. The state also lists 10,094 cases in Clay County, 9,759 in Cass County and 3,969 in Platte County.SATURDAY9:30 a.m. — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state’s total of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 613,486 on Saturday, which is an increase of 1,914 confirmed cases. The state also reported there have been 122,706 (+519) possible antigen cases to date.The state reported there have been 12,693 positive cases over the last seven days and an average of 1,813 cases a day. The state said there have now been 10,202 (+17) deaths since the start of the outbreak.The delta variant of the virus is believed to be responsible for much of the spread in Missouri. Officials also cite low vaccination rates, especially in rural areas.Throughout Missouri there are 15% of remaining ICU beds are available, 25% hospital beds available and 66% of ventilators are available, the state said. The state also reported there were 2,456 hospitalizations associated with COVID.The overall seven-day positivity rate for the state is 13.9%, according to the MDHSS. That number has climbed more than 10 percentage points since June, but it’s still down from a high of 23.1% in November 2020.The state said it has administered 5,603336 vaccine doses, 3,112,404 people have initiated vaccination (or received one dose) and 2,680,864 people have received a second dose. Overall, the state said 50.7% of the population has received at least one dose and 43.7% have completed vaccination.The state reported it had administered 95,279 doses in the past seven days for an average of 13,611 per day.An estimated 49.3% of Kansas City residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while Independence is at 45.3%, Jackson County is at 47.6%, Clay County is at 39.5%, Cass County is at 40.3% and Platte County is at 36.1%.[ MISSOURI COVID-19 DASHBOARD ]Missouri does not list how many people have recovered from COVID-19.Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 47,773 confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 39,108 cases in Jackson County. The state also lists 10,067 cases in Clay County, 9,724 in Cass County and 3,954 in Platte County.FRIDAY11:45 p.m. — The Ray-Pec School Board voted 6-0-1 Friday to require all students to wear masks. All students in early childhood through 12th grade will have to wear masks indoors when physical distancing isn’t possible. READ MORE.2:30 p.m. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported Wednesday a statewide total of 356,065 (+2,775) COVID-19 cases since the outbreak started in the state’s first update since Wednesday. In addition, the KDHE reported 5,494 (+38) total deaths since the start of the outbreak.The state reported hospitalizations 12,417 (+106) since the start of the outbreak. The state also said there are 28% of ICU beds available and 77% of ventilators.The state also said it has vaccinated 1,487,217 people with one dose, 3,268,990 total doses of the vaccine have been administered. The state reports 51% of the population has been vaccinated with one dose and 44.1% have completed vaccination.[ KANSAS COVID-19 COVID-19 DASHBOARD ]Johnson County is the county with the most confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the outbreak with 67,490 cases. Sedgwick County is second with 63,870. Wyandotte County is third with 24,249 cases. Leavenworth County has 8,729 cases, Douglas County reports 10,082 and Miami County has 3,243.8:30 a.m. — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state’s total of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 611,572 on Friday, which is an increase of 2,096 confirmed cases. The state also reported there have been 122,187 (+678) possible antigen cases to date.The state reported there have been 12,937 positive cases over the last seven days and an average of 1,848 cases a day. The state said there have now been 10,187 (+17) deaths since the start of the outbreak.The delta variant of the virus is believed to be responsible for much of the spread in Missouri, especially in the southwestern and northern parts of the state. Officials also cite low vaccination rates, especially in rural areas.Throughout Missouri there are 15% of remaining ICU beds are available, 27% hospital beds available and 66% of ventilators are available, the state said. The state also reported there were 2,402 hospitalizations associated with COVID.The overall seven-day positivity rate for the state is 14%, according to the MDHSS. That number has climbed more than 10 percentage points since June, but it’s still down from a high of 23.1% in November 2020.The state said it has administered 5,587,734 vaccine doses, 3,105,189 people have initiated vaccination (or received one dose) and 2,672,156 people have received a second dose. Overall, the state said 50.6% of the population has received at least one dose and 43.5% have completed vaccination.The state reported it had administered 95,711 doses in the past seven days for an average of 13,673 per day.An estimated 49.1% of Kansas City residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while Independence is at 45.2%, Jackson County is at 47.6%, Clay County is at 39.4%, Cass County is at 40.2% and Platte County is at 36%.[ MISSOURI COVID-19 DASHBOARD ]Missouri does not list how many people have recovered from COVID-19.Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 47,575 confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 38,975 cases in Jackson County. The state also lists 10,023 cases in Clay County, 9,684 in Cass County and 3,949 in Platte County.THURSDAY4:45 p.m. — Missouri’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit over Jackson County’s mask mandate. Attorney General Eric Schmitt said the lawsuit was filed Thursday to stop enforcement of the order. READ MORE.4:30 p.m. — The Kansas City, Missouri City Council voted Thursday to extend the city’s indoor mask mandate to Sept. 23. It was passed by a 10-2 vote. READ MORE.1 p.m. — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state’s total of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 609,476 on Thursday, which is an increase of 2,924 confirmed cases. The state also reported there have been 121,509 (+497) possible antigen cases to date.The state reported there have been 13,197 positive cases over the last seven days and an average of 1,885 cases a day. The state said there have now been 10,168 (+7) deaths since the start of the outbreak.The delta variant of the virus is believed to be responsible for much of the spread in Missouri, especially in the southwestern and northern parts of the state. Officials also cite low vaccination rates, especially in rural areas.Throughout Missouri there are 15% of remaining ICU beds are available, 29% hospital beds available and 66% of ventilators are available, the state said. The state also reported there were 2,373 hospitalizations associated with COVID.The overall seven-day positivity rate for the state is 14.1%, according to the MDHSS. That number has climbed more than 10 percentage points since June, but it’s still down from a high of 23.1% in November 2020.The state said it has administered 5,587,734 vaccine doses, 3,105,189 people have initiated vaccination (or received one dose) and 2,672,156 people have received a second dose. Overall, the state said 50.6% of the population has received at least one dose and 43.5% have completed vaccination.The state reported it had administered 96,608 doses in the past seven days for an average of 13,801 per day.An estimated 49.1% of Kansas City residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while Independence is at 45.2%, Jackson County is at 47.6%, Clay County is at 39.4%, Cass County is at 40.2% and Platte County is at 36%.[ MISSOURI COVID-19 DASHBOARD ]Missouri does not list how many people have recovered from COVID-19.Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 47,329 confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 38,815 cases in Jackson County. The state also lists 9,979 cases in Clay County, 9,637 in Cass County and 3,930 in Platte County.9 a.m. — The husband of a Missouri state representative has died after a battle with COVID-19.Rep. Sara Walsh (R – Ashland) tweeted Thursday morning that her husband, Steve Walsh, has died after the couple was diagnosed with COVID-19 earlier this month. READ MORE. 8 a.m. — Doctors with the University of Kansas Health System said the University of Kansas Hospital is currently treating 90 total COVID-19 patients. Of those 90, 57 inpatients are considered to have active infections, including 21 in the ICU and 14 on a ventilator. The remaining 33 patients are considered to be in recovery.Doctors also added a patient total for Children’s Mercy Hospital Thursday morning. Officials said Children’s Mercy is currently treating 14 positive COVID-19 inpatients. They’ve seen 6,598 positive cases since 2020. WEDNESDAY9 p.m. — Members of Kansas City’s Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee voted unanimously Wednesday night to recommend extending the city’s indoor mask mandate. The City Council will consider Thursday whether to approve it. READ MORE.7:45 p.m. — The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, announced Wednesday that employees who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be tested weekly for the disease. READ MORE.4 p.m. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that his administration will require that nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. READ MORE.2:15 p.m. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported Wednesday a statewide total of 353,390 (+3,006) COVID-19 cases since the outbreak started in the state’s first update since Monday. In addition, KDHE reported 5,456 (+62) total deaths since the start of the outbreak.The state reported hospitalizations 12,311 (+98) since the start of the outbreak. The state also said there are 29% of ICU beds available and 78% of ventilators.The state also said it has vaccinated 1,479,961 people with one dose, 3,197,300 total doses of the vaccine have been administered. The state reports 50.8% of the population has been vaccinated with one dose and 43.8% have completed vaccination.[ KANSAS COVID-19 COVID-19 DASHBOARD ]Johnson County is the county with the most confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the outbreak with 67,036 cases. Sedgwick County is second with 63,449. Wyandotte County is third with 24,033 cases. Leavenworth County has 8,652 cases, Douglas County reports 10,022 and Miami County has 3,195.1:30 p.m. — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state’s total of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 606,552 on Wednesday, which is an increase of 2,216 confirmed cases. The state also reported there have been 121,012 (+852) possible antigen cases to date.The state reported there have been 12,997 positive cases over the last seven days and an average of 1,857 cases a day. The state said there have now been 10,161 (+9) deaths since the start of the outbreak. The delta variant of the virus is believed to be responsible for much of the spread in Missouri, especially in the southwestern and northern parts of the state. Officials also cite low vaccination rates, especially in rural areas.Throughout Missouri there are 16% of remaining ICU beds are available, 29% hospital beds available and 66% of ventilators are available, the state said. The state also reported there were 2,336 hospitalizations associated with COVID.The overall seven-day positivity rate for the state is 14.1%, according to the MDHSS. That number has climbed more than 10 percentage points since June, but it’s still down from a high of 23.1% in November 2020.The state said it has administered 5,569,618 vaccine doses, 3,096,687 people have initiated vaccination (or received one dose) and 2,662,237 people have received a second dose. Overall, the state said 50.5% of the population has received at least one dose and 43.4% have completed vaccination.The state reported it had administered 96,170 doses in the past seven days for an average of 13,739 per day.An estimated 49% of Kansas City residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while Independence is at 45%, Jackson County is at 47.4%, Clay County is at 39.2%, Cass County is at 40.1% and Platte County is at 35.9%.[ MISSOURI COVID-19 DASHBOARD ]Missouri does not list how many people have recovered from COVID-19.Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 47,063 confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 38,532 cases in Jackson County. The state also lists 9,918 cases in Clay County, 9,573 in Cass County and 3,906 in Platte County.1 p.m. — Just one week into school, Turner USD 202 is instituting a mandatory mask mandate for all students and staff due to climbing rates of students in quarantine.According to a letter sent to parents Wednesday morning, with just six days into the school year, several positive coronavirus cases have been reported in school buildings. As a result, the district has been forced to quarantine a “significant amount” of unvaccinated, unmasked individuals. READ MORE. 10:30 a.m. — U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling.The plan, as outlined by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months after people get their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. The doses could begin the week of Sept. 20.Click here to read more. 9 a.m. — Public health officials in Wyandotte County have started offering additional doses of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for individuals who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and who have already been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.• The UGPHD encourages patients to bring their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card to help expedite the process. • Patients will be asked to sign a form attesting that they need an additional COVID vaccine dose because they are moderately to severely immunocompromised. • Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. A parent/guardian must sign the attestation form on behalf of their child.Click here to learn more. 8 a.m. — Officials with the University of Kansas Health System said there are currently 54 patients with active COVID-19 infections at the University of Kansas Hospital. Of those, 16 patients are in the ICU, and 10 are on a ventilator. TUESDAY7:30 p.m. — The summer surge of COVID-19 is causing a spike in deaths in Missouri. The state health department says of 124 deaths reported Tuesday, 86 were discovered in the department’s weekly examination of death certificates from across the state. One of those deaths was in June, 52 in July and 33 earlier this month. But 38 of the deaths were new, an unusually high one-day total. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Missouri ranks fourth in per capita deaths over seven days, and that was before the 124 additional deaths were announced.5:45 p.m. — Following recent announcements from the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, certain immunocompromised individuals can begin receiving third doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Missouri. A third dose of the PfizerNBioTech or Moderna vaccines may be administered to moderately to severely immunocompromised people due to a medical condition or combination of immunosuppressive medication or treatments including but not limited to the following: Immunocompromised due to solid organ transplant and taking immune suppressing medications Immunocompromised due to active treatment for solid tumor and hematologic malignancies Immune compromised due to Receipt of CAR-T cell or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (within 2 years of transplantation or taking immunosuppression therapy) Moderate to severe primary immunodeficiency (eg., DiGeorge, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndromes) Immunocompromised due to Advanced or untreated HIV infection Immunocompromised due to “Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other drugs that may suppress immune response: high dose corticosteroids (ie.,≥ 20 mg prednisone or equivalent per day), alkylating agents, antimetabolites, transplant-related immunosuppressive drugs, cancer chemotherapeutic agents classified as severely immunosuppressive, tumor-necrosis (TNF) blocker or other biologic agents that are immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory”Individuals who do not meet the criteria for “moderately to severely immunocompromised” do not need a third dose at this time.5:00 p.m. — The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment will start administering COVID-19 booster shots today. The shots are only available for people with immunocompromising conditions. The department made that announcement yesterday following last week’s decision by the CDC. 4:40 p.m. — A new study in the medical journal JAMA Network says both pregnant and breastfeeding women respond well to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. 97% of the women in the study had the same reaction as the general population. 1:40 p.m. — The Kansas City Chiefs are reminding fans who take part in the game day stadium tours that they must be fully vaccinated. The team said it is the NFL’s COVID-19 policy that fans be completely vaccinated for on-field visits. READ MORE.1:15 p.m. — Johnson County Community College is requiring students, staff and visitors to wear masks indoors.College officials said the policy, which took effect Tuesday, is similar to past requirements that were effective in preserving the learning environment. READ MORE.9:50 a.m. — The University of Kansas Health System said Tuesday it is treating a total of 85 COVID-19 patients. Health officials said 62 are acute cases, with 21 in the intensive care unit and 14 on ventilators. The hospital said 23 patients are in recovery.9:30 a.m. — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state’s total of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 604,336 on Tuesday, which is an increase of 1,501 confirmed cases. The state also reported there have been 120,160 (+596) possible antigen cases to date.The state reported there have been 12,839 positive cases over the last seven days and an average of 1,834 cases a day. The state said there have now been 10,152 (+124) deaths since the start of the outbreak. Health officials said that deaths are often reported with a significant delay.The delta variant of the virus is believed to be responsible for much of the spread in Missouri, especially in the southwestern and northern parts of the state. Officials also cite low vaccination rates, especially in rural areas.Throughout Missouri there are 15% of remaining ICU beds are available, 28% hospital beds available and 65% of ventilators are available, the state said. The state also reported there were 2,380 hospitalizations associated with COVID.The overall seven-day positivity rate for the state is 14.2%, according to the MDHSS. That number has climbed more than 10 percentage points since June, but it’s still down from a high of 23.1% in November 2020.The state said it has administered 5,554,214 vaccine doses, 3,089,664 people have initiated vaccination (or received one dose) and 2,653,543 people have received a second dose. Overall, the state said 50.3% of the population has received at least one dose and 43.2% have completed vaccination.The state reported it had administered 95,407 doses in the past seven days for an average of 13,630 per day.An estimated 48.8% of Kansas City residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while Independence is at 44.9%, Jackson County is at 47.3%, Clay County is at 39.2%, Cass County is at 40% and Platte County is at 35.8%.[ MISSOURI COVID-19 DASHBOARD ]Missouri does not list how many people have recovered from COVID-19.Looking at local numbers, the DHSS reported 46,860 confirmed cases in Kansas City, Missouri, and 38,395 cases in Jackson County. The state also lists 9,877 cases in Clay County, 9,536 in Cass County and 3,889 in Platte County. [ HOW TO GET THE VACCINE, TRACKING NUMBERS IN KANSAS, MISSOURI ]The Associated Press contributed to this story.