KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues to spread across the world, and in Missouri and Kansas.
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Updates on the spread of the virus and how it is affecting the metro can be found below for June 11.
10:12 p.m. | As the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues, food pantries across the Kansas City area are either struggling to keep up with the overwhelming demand and eliminate the stigma of asking for help.
9:13 p.m. | Missing baseball? The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will reopen Tuesday with limited hours and precautions in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
8:35 p.m. | A spokesperson for General Motors confirmed thatan employee at the Fairfax Assembly and Stamping Plant in Kansas CIty, Kansas, has tested positive for COVID-19.
5:30 p.m. | Independence announced a COVID-19 cluster at one of its long-term care facilities Thursday. The city announced in a statement that there have been 34 confirmed coronavirus cases at The Groves, 1515 W. White Oak St.
5:05 p.m. | Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman announced a formal statewide COVID-19 testing strategy Thursday.
Kelly said the state’s goal will be to test 2% of the Kansas population, or 60,000 people, each month through the end of 2020.
Norman said nearly 70,000 tests were conducted in May.
3:30 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 data in Missouri shows 222 new cases and seven new deaths statewide in the last 24 hours. At least one COVID-19 case has been reported in 112 of the state’s 116 health jurisdictions.
3:12 p.m. | During his regularly scheduled press briefing Thursday, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the state will enter Phase 2 of its coronavirus recovery plan on June 16.
Parson said as of June 16, the state will be "fully open for business" with no state-mandated restrictions.
The governor said local health departments could still maintain more strict measures.
2:54 p.m. | Kansas State University athletics tested 90 student-athletes who returned to campuses part of the on-boarding process for summer workouts.
None tested positive for COVID-19, according to a release from the university.
One student-athlete tested positive using an antibody test, but K-State said the case “is not considered acute.” Antibody tests are used to determine if someone had a past infection.
K-State promised to continue testing and reporting test results as more student-athletes return. Anyone who tests positive or is known to have been in contact with someone who does will be required to quarantine for at least 10 days or until there is no fever present for at least 72 hours without medication.
2:49 p.m. | The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will receive nearly $51.3 million in CARES Act funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to a release from Sen. Jerry Moran’s office.
Moran, a Kansas Republican, said the money will “help fund transit operations during the COVID-19 pandemic” in Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and Independence in Missouri.
1:30 p.m. | Parking enforcement resumed in Kansas City, Kansas, earlier this week, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK said Thursday.
The UG’s Parking Control Division resumed enforcement on June 8. The enforcement was suspended on March 20 as part of the UG’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
As of June 8, all enforcement has resumed, which includes metered areas, time-limited zones, no parking areas and handicapped zones, according to the UG.
Noon | Washburn University in Topeka will alter its fall semester schedule to avoid a potential second peak of the coronavirus. In-person classes will begin on Aug. 15, as scheduled, but fall break has been moved to Nov. 21-24. After that, courses will continue remotely, and all final exams, assignments and class projects also will be completed remotely.
11:15 a.m. | The Kansas City, Missouri, Health Department ended its walk-up immunization clinic, which often saw crowds and long lines, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The health department will now require appointments for all immunizations and exemptions, according to a news release. Parents and guardians should call 816-513-6108 as soon as possible to schedule an appointment.
“The health and safety of our residents and staff is our greatest concern. By moving to an appointment-only vaccination clinic, we will limit crowd size and ensure greater physical distancing,” said Tiffany Wilkinson, division manager, communicable disease prevention and public health preparedness.
10:55 a.m. | Spirit AeroSystems says it will furlough about 900 hourly employees who work on the troubled Boeing 737 program. The Wichita Eagle reports Spirit will implement the 21-day furloughs beginning Monday through July 6. The company says the furloughs are needed because of the continued effect of COVID-19 on the airline industry and the uncertainty surrounding the return to service of the 737 Max.
—The Associated Press
10:15 a.m. | Sam's Club will launch curbside pickup service at all locations nationwide by the end of June. The service will be free for Plus-level members.
8:51 a.m. | University of Kansas Health System officials gave their daily COVID-19 update.
7:48 a.m. | With 1.5 million Americans filing for unemployment last week, the three-month total is now 43 million unemployment claims in the U.S.
7:30 a.m. | Just starting your day? We’ve got you covered with a quick look at what you need to know.
6 a.m. | The U.S. confirmed its 2 millionth case of COVID-19 overnight, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 112,000 people have died from the virus in the U.S.
5:30 a.m. | The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners will meet in-person Thursday for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Social-distancing measures will be put in place, including limited seating in the hearing room at 111 S. Cherry St. in Olathe.
Anyone wishing to speak should plan to arrive by 9:15 a.m. and will need to be signed in before the agenda item they want to address is read into the record. Comments also can be emailed to BOCC-Clerk@jocogov.org or recorded by voicemail to 913-715-0430 before noon today.
Meetings also are available online and via the board's Facebook page.
5 a.m. | The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment will ask the Board of County Commissioners to approve nearly $4.2 million for the creation of an Epidemiology Division.
The request, which is expected to be paid for with federal funds Johnson County received to address the COVID-19 pandemic, will be discussed during the board's regular meeting on Thursday.
Previous coverage:
March 2020 updates
April 2020 updates
May 2020 updates
Monday, June 1
Tuesday, June 2
Wednesday, June 3
Thursday, June 4
Friday, June 5
Monday, June 8
Tuesday, June 9
Wednesday, June 10
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