KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Public health officials across the Kansas City area are encouraging leaders to extend the region's stay-at-home order through May 15.
In a statement released Wednesday night, the Mid-America Regional Council said that public health officials and directors in the Kansas City metro determined that date based on “estimates of the anticipated peak of infection” in the area at the end of April.
Other considerations included having an “infrastructure and staff in place to monitor new cases” and having a “joint policy” to help prevent the spread of coronavirus throughout counties and municipalities, according to the statement.
Dr. Rex Archer, director of the Kansas City, Missouri, Health Department, said it is important to look at COVID-19 data and “react accordingly.”
“We believe this timeline is what is best for the region to keep people safe,” Archer said in the statement.
Dr. Allen Greiner, chief medical officer for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, said it is important for residents to comply with stay-at-home orders.
