KANSAS CITY, Mo. — 41 Action News is offering a daily recap of COVID-19 related stories from across Kansas City and the country. Check back every morning for the latest developments.
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University of Kansas Health System daily update
Doctors at the University of Kansas Health System said they are treating 160 COVID-19 patients as of Wednesday.
Of those, 100 are suffering from acute infections and almost 50% of them are in the intensive care unit.
Twenty-nine patients are on ventilators while 59 are in recovering stages.
Dr. Dana Hawkinson reported five deaths at KU Health from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1.
KCKPS to continue remote learning until April
Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools students will continue learning virtually until April.
Return to in-person learning was originally scheduled for January.
The school board voted Tuesday night to push that back to April 5.
Blue Line sports bar sues city, county over COVID-19 restrictions
A popular River Market sports bar has filed a lawsuit over new COVID-19 restrictions.
The Blue Line said in the lawsuit it will have to lay off staff or close its doors with the new 10 p.m. closure in place.
The lawsuit, which calls the emergency health orders “arbitrary and unlawful,” names the city of Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas, Jackson County and County Executive Frank White Jr. as defendants.
Missouri senators advance $1.2B virus aid package
Missouri lawmakers are back in session after a rash of positive COVID-19 tests among them forced delays.
Tuesday, state senators took first steps toward spending some of Missouri’s remaining CARES Act money, which myst be used by the end of the year or returned to the federal government.
They gave initial approval to a $1.2 billion COVID-19 aid package.
Nonprofit warns of trouble if eviction, foreclosure ban isn't extended
A Kansas City nonprofit warns that a spike in homelessness could be approaching after Jan. 1, 2021 with a nationwide ban on evictions set to expire Dec. 31.
Traveling nurses in high demand to battle COVID-19
As hospitals around the United States continue to hit capacity, demand for traveling nurses is high.
At Truman Medical Center, they account for around 6% of the nursing staff since the start of the pandemic.
Depending on the contract, a traveling nurse can make upwards of $3,000 a week.
Glenwood Arts Theatre temporarily closes
An Overland Park movie theater that reopened in October after a months-long closure due to COVID-19 is again temporarily closing “until the COVID-19 virus is more controlled.”
The owners of the Glenwood Arts Theatre said low attendance since reopening and changes in film release schedules prompted the decision.
K-State to allow limited fans at men's, women's basketball games
Kansas State University announced it would allow some fans to attend men’s and women’s basketball games.
The Bramlage Coliseum will be open at 15% capacity for upcoming home games.
Season ticket holders will be allowed to attend remaining home games.
While there will be no single-game tickets available for men’s games, fans can buy a limited number of single tickets to women’s games two days ahead of time.
'Limited number' of fans allowed at Liberty winter sports
Liberty Public Schools said it also plans to allow fans to attend sporting events this winter.
Two spectators per student-athlete were allowed at Tuesday night’s boy’s basketball game.
Guidance on further games will be issued from middle and high school athletic departments.
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