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Clay County sheriff announces 10-day quarantine for inmates at jail
Authorities say there is no COVID-19 outbreak in the Clay County Detention Center
GET YOUR APPS. WE ARE TRACKING CORONAVIRUS CASES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STETA LINE THIS AFTERNOON MISSOURI ADDED MORE THAN 3200 CASETOS DAY. THE STATE IS AVERAGING 2,000 CASES A YDA THE OVERALL SEVEN-DAY POSITIVITY RATE SITS AT 14.5%. ON MONDAY, KANSAS ADDED 2,669 NEARLY 2700 CASSE THEIR POSITIVITY RATE IS 10.2% WE EXPECT AN UPDATE LATER TOY.DA THE FDA IS WIDELY EXPECTED TO GIVE FL ULAPPROVAL TO PFIZER’S CORONAVIRUS VACCINE AS SOON AS THE END OF THE MONTH. HEALTH EXPERTS ARE WATCHING CLOSELY AND BELIEVE THAT STEP COULD PAVE THE WAY FOR MORE BUSINESSES TO REQUIRE SHOTS FOR WORKERS. BUT RIGHT NO TW,HE MAIN COERNCN IS CHILDREN. MORE KIDS ARE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR COVID-19,ND A DOCTORS ARE HOPEFUL THE FDA WILL SOON LET YOUNGER KIDS GET VACCINATED. >> THAT’S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW KIDS THOSE ELEVEN AND UNDER DO NOT HAVEHE T FULL TOOLBOX OF INFECTION PREVENTION STRATEGIES. 12 AND UP? WE’VE GOT EVERYTHING. WE CAN GET VACCINATED AND WEAR MASKS. ROB: AN EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION ISN’T EXPECTED UNTIL LATE FALL OR ELYAR WINTER. THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS SAYS 94,000 CHIRELDN WERE DIAGNOSED WITH COVID LAST WEEK. A CHANGE OF COURSE, FOR INDEPENDENCE SCHOO.LS MASKS ARE NOW REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE, OVER THE AGE OF TWO. THIS IS REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS, AND INCLUDES STUDENTS, STAFF AND VISITORS. MASK ARE OPTIONAL WHEN KIDS ARE OUTSIDE, LIKE DUNGRI RECESS. STUDENTS RETURN TO CLASS TODAY IN THE KANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. KMBC9’S MARTIN AUGUSTINE LIVE IS AT CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE E THNEW SCHOOLEA YR STARTED THIS MORNING MARTIN: BRAND-NEW SIXTH GRADERS HERE ARE GETTING THIS TRANSITION EASED IN AREA TAKE A LOOK BACK HERE. A NUMBER OF SIX-FIGURE STARTING SCHOOL. YOU SEE, MIXED IN THERE, A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN LIT-GHCOLORED T-SHIRTS. THOSE ARE MEMBERS OF THE CUP CREW. A GROUP OF EIGHTH-GRADERS. THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE GROSUP OF THE SIXTH-GRADERS AND SHOW THEM THE ROPES. IS THE MEN. TA AKE TIME THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLY AN ANXIOUS ONE FOR THESE NEW SIXTH-GRADERS. MAKE IT LESS SO. A LEADERSHIP EXERCISE FOR THESE EIGHTH-GRADERS. GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THEM. ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO DO TSHI THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID. >> SOME OF THE SIXTH GRADERS HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE SCHOOL SETTING SINCE THE MIDDLE ETOND OF THEIR FOURTH-GRADE GRADE YEAR SO THEY HAVE MISSED THAT SOCIALIZATION. THAT IS SO IMPORTANT AS YOU TRANSITION IONT NOT ONLY A BRAND-NEW YEAR BUT A BRAND-NEW SCHOOL COMPLETELY. >> OR THE SIX CRITTERS GET TODAY TO GET EASED INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL. STARTING TOMORROW, ALL OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE BACK TO SCHOOL. ROB: FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS RETURNING TO CLASS TODAY IN THE KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE ALSO CAUGHT UP WITH ONE FAMILY IN THE KCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT READY TO GET BACK TO LEARNING. SINCE THERE’A S MASK MANDATE IN PLACE, THEY SAY THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IN PERSON CLASSES. >> THAT’S JUST ONE STEP ENSURING THAT OUR KIDS GET TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM. >> I THINK WE KNOW HOW TO KEEP OURSELVES SAFE, AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, -BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE DON’T TAKE COVID AS SERIOUSLY, AS WE THINK THEY SHOULD. ROB: DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS SAY STUDENTS HAVE TO STAY HOME IF THEY HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS RELATED TO COVID-19. MASK RULES ARE EXPANDING ON LOCAL, COLLEGE CAMPUSES. MASKS ARE NOW REQUIRED INDOORS AT PARK UNIVERSITY, EVEN IF YOU’VE HAD THE VCI.NEAC YOU CAN TAKE THEM OFF IF YOU’RE EATING OR DRINKING, OR IN A PRIVATE OFFICE SPACE. THERE ARE ALSO SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS FOR HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE POLICY IS STICKING ARODUN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7. UMKC WILL NOW REQUIRE CORONAVIRUS VACCINATIONS FOR ALL HEALTH CARFAE CULTY MEMBERS STAFFERS AND STUDENTS WHO HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH PATIENTS. THEY HAVE TO BE VACCINATED BY OCTOBER 1. THERE ARE EXEMIOPTNS FOR MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS REASONS. ADMINISTRATORS SAY THE MOVE IS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE SPREAD OF DELTA VARIA.NT VACCINE OPTIONS ARE OPENING UP IN PETTIS COUN.TY TOMORROW FROM 1 TO 4 IN THE AFTERNOON, YOU CAN GET A PFIZER SHOT AT THE TRUMAN LAKE CAMP,US IN WARSAW YOU DON’T NEED AN APPOINTMENT. TODAY’S THE DEADLINE, FOR MISSOURIANTOS ENTER TO WIN TEN GRAND, IN THE STATE’S VACCINE DRAWING. TO ENTER TO WIN, GO ONLINE TO THIS ADDRESS. JUST FILL OUT THE FORM, AND YOU’RE GOOD TO GO. THERE WILL BE PRE IZDRAWINGS BASED ON WHEN YOU GOT THE VACCINE AND FOR 12 TO 17-YEAR-OLDS WHO WANT TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO GET MONEY FOR CO LLEGE. THE DRAWINGS WILL HAPPEN EVERY 2-WEEKS. THEY START FRIDAY THRU OCTOBER 8. THE STATE WILL PICK 900 WINNERS. DOCTORS AT KANSAS CITY’S CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL SAY THEY’RE NOW TREATING 11 KIDS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19. THAT’S DOWN FROM A RECORD O22F YESTERDAY. THE HEAD OF THEIINR FECTIOUS DISEASE DIVISION SAYS THEY ALSO HAVE A SPIKE IN THE RESPIRATORY VIRUS RSP. DR. ANGELA MYERS THINKS ITS CONNECTED TO THE COVID OUTBREAK THE REGION IS ENDURI.NG >> IT MAKES SENSE THAT A VULNERABLE POPULATION WITH NO PRE-EXISTING IMMUNITY WOULD BE GETTING THIS INFECTION AT THIS ROB: UNTIL THE VACCINE IS POINT. APPROVED FOR YOUNGER KIDS, CHILDREN’S MERCY SAYS SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND MAKSING ARE THE BEST OPTIONS. AS WELL AS SURROUNDING YOUR KIDS WITH VACCINATED ADUL.TS A FAMILY IS SEEING THE POWER OF THIS VIRUS FIRST HAND. THEIR ONE-YEAR-OLD BABY IS IN THE HOSPITAL, ON OXYGEN, SICK WITH COVID-19. AND THIS ISN’T THEIR FIRST TIME IN THIS SITUATN.IO ONE-YEAR-OLD CARTER BUTRUM WAS BORN PREMATURE, AND SPENT THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF HIS LIFE IN THE NICU. NOW, A YEAR LATER, HIS MOM IBYS HIS SIDE AGAIN, THIS TIME AT A BRANSON HOSPITAL, AS HE FIGHTS TO BREAT.HE HIS DAD, WHO ISN’T ALLOWED AT THE HOSPITAL, WANTS EVERYONE TO KN, OWTHIS VIRUS CAN AFFECT ANYONE. >> IT HAPPENED TO MY ONE-YEAR-OLD. AND REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER YOU THINK YOU’RE PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNI.TY ROB: AND AS A PART OF THAT COMMUNITY, THIS FAMILY SAYS EVERYONE SHOUL
Clay County sheriff announces 10-day quarantine for inmates at jail
Authorities say there is no COVID-19 outbreak in the Clay County Detention Center
Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that the detention center will lockdown Wednesday night in an effort to protect inmates’ health.Authorities said there is no COVID-19 outbreak in the jail. Sheriff Will Akin placed the detention center on a 10-day lockdown because of community spread of the delta variant and reduced space at area hospitals.The sheriff’s office said the lockdown is meant to protect the health of inmates. The Clay County Detention Center will lockdown at 10 p.m. Wednesday.Originally, authorities said inmates would remain isolated in their cells 23 hours a day, and there will be no visitation. In an update late Wednesday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said they will modify quarantine procedures to allow inmates to move freely in their assigned day rooms with other inmates and not be confined to their cells. Only inmates exhibiting COVID-like symptoms will be isolated for a 10-day period. The detention center lobby will remain open so visitors can contribute to inmates’ accounts.
Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that the detention center will lockdown Wednesday night in an effort to protect inmates’ health.
Authorities said there is no COVID-19 outbreak in the jail. Sheriff Will Akin placed the detention center on a 10-day lockdown because of community spread of the delta variant and reduced space at area hospitals.
The sheriff’s office said the lockdown is meant to protect the health of inmates. The Clay County Detention Center will lockdown at 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Originally, authorities said inmates would remain isolated in their cells 23 hours a day, and there will be no visitation. In an update late Wednesday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said they will modify quarantine procedures to allow inmates to move freely in their assigned day rooms with other inmates and not be confined to their cells. Only inmates exhibiting COVID-like symptoms will be isolated for a 10-day period.
The detention center lobby will remain open so visitors can contribute to inmates’ accounts.