KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues to spread across the world, and in Missouri and Kansas.
41 Action News is keeping track of all closings and cancellations, as well as tracking where positive coronavirus cases are located.
We are also keeping track of which metro jurisdictions are under stay at home orders for the foreseeable future, only allowing for essential business and activities.
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Updates on the spread of the virus and how it is affecting the metro can be found below for April 13.
9:31 p.m. | Eight more COVID-19 cases have been reported in the city of St. Louis, along with five new deaths.
5:47 p.m. | Three inmates at the Jackson County Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a release from the county.
Jackson County Sheriff Darly Forte was informed of the positive tests around 3 p.m. Monday by the jail's medical staff. All three inmates were asymptomatic, but "have been on precautionary isolation since last week," according to the release.
Inmates and staff who may have been in close contact with inmates who tested positive are in isolation for observation.
"Early preparation, including the gradual release of inmates, has provided space that is being used to properly isolate inmates," the county said in the release.
5:36 p.m. | Missouri elementary and secondary schools will receive $208 million from the CARES Act to "address immediate needs of students and teachers, improve the use of education technology, support distance education, and make up for lost learning time," according to a release from Sen. Roy Blunt's office.
5:35 p.m. | There have been four more COVID-19 deaths reported Monday Wyandotte County, which has been the hardest hit in the area with 29 fatal cases. Johnson County also reported a 15th death from the virus.
5:31 p.m. | The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department has confirmed that one member of the department, a sworn officer who works in an administrative capacity, has tested positive for COVID-19.
4:57 p.m. | A nine-year EMT with the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department died Monday from COVID-19, according to KCFD.
4:37 p.m. |A third resident at Meadow View Health and Rehabilitation in Harrisonville has died from COVID-19 complications. The latest person to die was a female hospice patient in her 80s,
Ten residents at Meadow View have tested positive for the virus, but there have been no new residents or staff test positive in the last 24 hours, the facility said in a statement.
4:00 p.m. | The Jackson County Health Department says residents who know of a business that's not complying with the stay-at-home order can report them using this online form.
3:10 p.m. | Wyandotte County has reported three additional deaths related to COVID-19. In Kansas, 62 deaths have been reported.
1:59 p.m. | Missouri has eclipsed 4,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 122 deaths, and the Kansas City area has topped 1,400 positive cases, according to new data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services combined with updates from county health departments.
12:50 p.m. | Ford says it is lending its manufacturing support to help Thermo Fisher Scientific in Lenexa, Kansas, quickly expand production of COVID-19 collection kits for patient testing.
12:33 p.m. | An inmate at the Wichita Work Release Facility, part of the Kansas Department of Corrections system, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. The patient is a man over the age of 40, but no other information has been released.
It's the second confirmed case at a KDOC facility, following a case reported at the Lansing Correctional Facility.
12:30 p.m. | The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration announced that $61.7 million will be allocated to the Missouri Department of Transportation as part of the CARES Act that was signed by President Donald Trump on March 27.
The money will go to 30 Missouri rural agencies, including the Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority, the Non-Profit OATS Inc. (which operates in 87 Missouri counties), the city of Excelsior Springs, and the New Bourbon Regional Port Authority Ferry Boat Operator.
12:21 p.m. | As of noon on Monday, Kansas reported 1,383 cases of COVID-19 in the state and 62 deaths from the virus.
The Kansas City metro now has 1,373 total cases on both sides of the state line and 58 deaths from COVID-19.
12:18 p.m. | Chicken N Pickle is giving away free sandwiches today to police officers, firefighters, EMT personnel, doctors and nurses. Call in your order, let them know you are one of those front-line workers then [ick up a free meal by showing up in uniform or showing a badge.
11:12 a.m. | Another person has died from the coronavirus in Wyandotte County, Kansas, bringing the county's death toll to 25.
11:07 a.m. | While Mid-Continent Public Library branches are closed to the public, the library system is offering numerous virtual events, including storytime, book chats and enrichment classes.
10:15 a.m. | Officials say the coronavirus outbreak has not yet impacted construction on the new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport. Workers are practicing social distancing and following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the pandemic has not slowed construction, according to officials.
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8:40 a.m. | Officials with the University of Kansas Health System gave their daily update on COVID-19 operations in the area. They said that in their health system, they remain at about 30 patients with the virus, but now half of those patients are in the ICU and on ventilators.
The system is also working on a study for how medication might protect frontline health workers. That can be found online and regional workers are encouraged to apply.
8:26 a.m. | The Missouri Department of Conservation has canceled annual kids' fishing day events at the state's trout parks, including events previously scheduled May 2 at Montauk State Park and Bennett Spring State Park as well as events May 16 at Roaring River State Park and Maramec Spring Park.
6:45 a.m. | RideKC routes in Johnson County will change schedules beginning Monday. Some routes are decreasing frequency because of stay-at-home orders.
Starting today, RideKC routes in @JoCoGov will temporarily will change schedules.
Timetables are posted online. Generally, routes running every 30 minutes will be reduced to hourly service. See bulletin for info about changes to local and express routes: https://t.co/yilYsFsEGl pic.twitter.com/ouSu97SCpo
— RideKC JoCo (@RideKCJoCo) April 13, 2020
5:16 a.m. | The FBI is warning of scammers who are trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have created resources online for those who want to learn more or feel they have been scammed.
#Scammers are leveraging the #COVID19 pandemic to steal your money, your personal information, or both. Don’t let them. Learn how to protect yourself from #scams at https://t.co/ZGlF23ZGDJ. pic.twitter.com/WQdTzX2vTL
— FBI (@FBI) April 13, 2020
5 a.m. | The decision to delay the 2020 Summer Olympics because of COVID-19 will cost Japan billions of dollars. The IOC will cover "several hundred million" of the cost, but the rest will fall on the host country.
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