800K AMERICANS DEAD AS COVID SPIKES IN KANSAS CITY!!!

Sadly, local plague numbers aren't complete and MSM is reporting a continued threat as our elected leaders continue to slap fight over debate policy, dress codes and courtroom power moves.

For now, we merely share a look at new numbers along with big picture data and a powerful ground level story . . .

On Nov. 1, there were 37 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 at hospitals in the St. Luke's Health System. On Monday, there were 118 patients.

Over the weekend, the University of Kansas Health System had four people die due to COVID-19.

"It’s hard to explain it unless you’ve seen the patients when they’re struggling," Larsen said, "you’ve seen the fear when they can’t breathe."

In Johnson County, Kansas, officials said the COVID-19 positivity rate is about four times where we were a few weeks ago.

"We encourage everyone to get their booster shots," Johnson County Health Director Dr. Sanmi Areola said.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com news links from BOTH sides of the ongoing debate . . .

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Fauci Says It's 'Tough to Tell' if Covid Boosters Will Be Needed Every Year

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Another grim Covid-19 milestone: At least 800,000 Americans have died

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Britain Reports World's First Confirmed Death From Heavily Mutated Omicron Variant

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New York Times editorial: Too many Americans still 'paralyzed' by coronavirus fears

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Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine | AP News

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Supreme Court rejects bid to block Covid vaccine mandate for NY health workers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an emergency bid to block enforcement of New York's coronavirus vaccine mandate for health care workers. The legal challenge was filed by a group of 20 doctors and nurses who argued that the state's vaccine mandate violates the First Amendment to the Constitution because it fails to include a religious exemption.

Booster boom adds to wait times at walk-in clinics

FAIRWAY, KS (KCTV) -- The demand for Covid-19 booster shots continues to rise across the country. In the metro, health departments say vaccine appointment spots are filling up ahead of the holidays. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK said the demand for Covid-19 booster shots has gone up 20 percent.

Health experts break down COVID-19 trends in Jackson County as Christmas approaches

JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. - The Jackson County Legislature voted 5-4 to not extend the county's mask mandate, and with the holidays right around the corner, experts say COVID-19 cases are trending in the wrong direction.

You decide . . .