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COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: 41% of population in Missouri has received at least 1 vaccine dose © Provided by KMBC Kansas City COVID-19 live updates The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday the state has 312,997 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 5,057 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall, the state said 40.9% of the population has been vaccinated with...

The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. What you need to know: Sign up for our Newsletters The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 313,274 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 5,058 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall, the state said 41.4% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose. The Missouri Department...

Here are the latest COVID-19 updates around the metro area, and in Kansas and Missouri.

COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: 40.9% of population in Kansas has received at least 1 vaccine dose © Melissa Melvin Vaccine The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday the state has 312,997 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 5,057 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall, the state said 40.9% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose. The Miss...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third graders to pass a reading test before moving up to the fourth grade. The House of Representatives voted 68-27 for the bill by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, that would delay the promotion requirement, now set to take effect next year, by two years. The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey. The high-stakes promotion req...

COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: 40% of population in Missouri has received at least 1 vaccine dose © Provided by KMBC Kansas City COVID-19 live updates The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday the state has 312,591 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 5,053 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall, the state said 40.5% of the population has been vaccinated w...

Clinics for kids, ban on pens, changes to benefits: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third graders to pass a reading test before moving up to the fourth grade. The House of Representatives voted 68-27 for the bill by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, that would delay the promotion requirement, now set to tak...

But when bleary-eyed teenagers are the ones getting the shots, the prevailing attitude is much more nonchalant. "I barely felt it," said Ainslee Bolejack, a freshman at Shawnee Heights High School. Hundreds of students from public and private schools in Topeka gathered in a line out the door to wait their turn to get vaccinated at a Topeka High School vaccination clinic Monday. "We were surprised that so many people were here," Richard Bolejack, Ainslees father, said. "We were like Wow because ...

Schools across Kansas ramp up efforts to get students — and their parents — vaccinated Andrew Bahl, Topeka Capital-Journal Replay Video UP NEXT For individuals first getting the COVID-19 vaccine, the range of emotions typically involve jubilation, relief and a sense of hope that things are returning to normal. But when bleary-eyed teenagers are the ones getting the shots, the prevailing attitude is much more nonchalant. "I barely felt it," said Ainslee Bolejack, a freshman ...