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.
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Johnson County public schools keep mask rules and 10 area health leaders support it Kansas City area health officials still recommend that schools require masks be worn inside their buildings, considering that most school-age children are not yet fully vaccinate or eligible to be vaccinated. Above, students wear masks at Rhein Benninghoven Elementary in the Shawnee Mission School District. File photo.
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The Kansas City metro’s top public health officials say schools should continue requiring masks be worn in school buildings.
9-year-old girl honored for calling 911 when neighbor needed help
Bekkah Suraud discovered her neighbor was having medical emergency on May 2 Share Updated: 10:24 PM CDT May 24, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff
Bekkah Suraud discovered her neighbor was having medical emergency on May 2 Share Updated: 10:24 PM CDT May 24, 2021
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Show Transcript KMBC.COM/UNEMPLOYMENT A NINE YEAR OLD GIRL IS BEING HONORED IN JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS FOR HELPING A NEIGHBOR IN NEED. NO, SH’ S NOT ANSWERING. OKAY. IS SHE AWAKE? I DON’T KNOW. SHE’S PLAYING ON THE FLOOR. ON MAYND 2, NINE YEAR O BLDECCA SAW HER NEIGHBOR’S DOG WAS OUTSIDE WHEN BECCA RETURNED THE DOG TO ITS HOME. SHE FOUND THAT HER NEIGHBOR WAS IN A MEDICAL EMEENRGCY. THE NEIGHBOR’S CELL PHONE WAS LOCKED BUT BECCA KNEW HOW TO USE ITS EMERGENCY FEATURE AND CALL 911 AND TONIGHT. SHE RECVEEID 9 A11 HERO AWARD FROM THE MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL. IF ANYONE IS HER O YROU THINK THEY’