New COVID cases in the Kansas City area have tripled in the last month

Driven by two omicron variants, daily COVID-19 cases in the Kansas City area jumped to an average of 162 at the end of April. That's a higher average than last year at the same time.
The average daily count of new COVID-19 cases in the Kansas City area jumped to 162 at the end of April. That's triple the average of 54 cases per day that Kansas City reported at the start of the month, according to the latest data from the Mid America Regional Council.

Though COVID case numbers remain well below surge levels, Kansas City’s rate continues to climb steadily. The increases are driven by two omicron variants — BA.2 and BA.2.12.1 — that are highly transmissible and believed to be responsible for surges in the northeastern United States.