KANSAS CITY SPRINGS FORTH FROM COVID?!?

Local data regarding declining pandemic stats provides encouragement.

However . . .

Let's not forget that China has 37 MILLION people under plague lockdown right now. 

The reality is that, following this historic public health emergency . . . The world is now intently aware that authorities have remarkable power to sequester the public.

Reality check . . .

Nobody guessed that most Americans, including this blogger, would submit to dress code orders enacted by D-list politicos.

Again, here's the bright side for now . . .

"Local officials have reported 451 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the Kansas City metro area up to 355,653 since the pandemic began. That’s lower than the 891 cases recorded last week, which was lower than the 1,187 the week before . . . The University of Kansas Health System is treating twelve patients with active COVID-19 infections as of Tuesday, March 15. None of these patients are in the ICU or on a ventilator. That’s lower than the 20 active cases the hospital was treating at this time last week."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

LOCAL COVID-19 UPDATES: Kansas adds 95 new cases, Missouri reports 566 since Friday

WIDESPREAD RAIN AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, THAT IS STILL AHEAD. KELLY: NEW DETAILS ON THE CORONAVIS.RU HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUE THEIR DECLE.IN LARA: IN THE STATE OF KANSAS, HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DOWN 50% OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. IN MISSOURI, THEY'RE DOWN 39%.

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New information revealed about allegations of millions in COVID-19 test overcharges

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Wyandotte County to close mass COVID vaccination, testing site

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