4 p.m. COVID update

4 p.m. COVID update

THE DEA WOULD NOT SAY WHEN THESURGE IN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENTIN KANSAS CITY WOULD END.KELLY: THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSASHOSPITAL SAYS IT’S SEEING TWICEAS MANY PATIENTS INJURED BYASSAULT AND BELIEVES COVID-19 ISTO BLAME.KU HOSPITAL AVERAGED BETWEEN 20AND 30 ASSAULT PATIENTS A MONTHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS.BUT DOCTORS BEGAN TREATING TWICEAS MANY VIOLENT INJURIES IN MAY,AS PANDEMIC LOCKDOWNS LIFTEDMOST OF THE VICTIMS ARE YOUNGPEOPLE BETWEEN 12 AND 24.THE HEALTH SYSTEM IS NOWOFFERING A VIOLENCE INTERVENTIONPROGRAM CALLED "REVIVE."THE PROGRAM CONNECTS PATIENTSWITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES,JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS AND SAFEHOUSING, USING CASE MANAGERS ATHE AD HOC GROUP AGAINST CRIME.LARA: KANSAS AND MISSOURI AREPROVIDING UPDATES ON COVID-19.KANSAS HAS 841 NEW CASES SINCEMONDAY.MISSOURI IS REPORTING 1200 NEWCASES SINCE TUESDATHIS IS THE SEVEN DAY MOVINGAVERAGE OF THE POSITIVITY RA, ACCORDING TO THE COVIDTRACKING PROJECT.RIGHT NOW, 12% OF TESTS INKANSAS ARE COMING BACK POSITIVE.IN MISSOURI IT’S 13.5%.THE U.S. AVERAGE IS 7%.ONE OF THE COMPANIES WORKING ONA CORONAVIRUS VACCINE SAYS ITPLANS TO MAKE THE VACCINEAFFORDABLE, BELOW $40 PER DOSEFOR MOST CUSTOMERSTHIS, AS ALL DRUG COMPANIES AREBEING CLOSELY WATCHED TO SEEWHAT THEY PLAN TO CHARGE FORCOVID-19 TREATMENTS.IN JUNE, ONE COMPANY REVEALEDITS REMDESIVIR DRUG WOULD COSTMORE THAN A VIAL FOR PEOPLE WITH$500 PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE.MODERNA IS JUST ONE OF SEVERALU.S. DRUG COMPANIES RACING TOCOME UP WITH A SUCCESSFULVACCINE.NOVAVAX AND PFIZER HAVE ALSO HADPROMISING VACCINE RESULTS SOFAR.KELLY: AS COLLEGE CAMPUSES.REOPEN, -- PREPARE TO REOPENA NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THEY SHOULD, FREQUENTLY SCREEN STUDENTS FORCOVID-19.RESEARCHERS FOUND TESTINGSTUDENTS EVERY TWO DAYS COULDKEEP INFECTIONS AT A MORCONTROLLABLE NUMBER COMPARED TOTESTING WEEKLY.RESEARCHERS DID FIND IFUNIVERSITIES HAD INDOOR MASKMANDATES AND STRICT HANDWASHINPOLICIES, LESS FREQUENT TESTINGCOULD BE ADEQUATE.YOU CAN FOLLOW THE LATEST ON THEPANDEMIC ON OUR KMBC 9 NEWS APP.EVERY DAY OUR TEAM POSTS THE, LATEST COVID-19