KCMO records more than 5,000 responses to COVID-19 survey

THE KANSAS CITY HEALTHDEPARTMENT DISCOVEREDA NEW WAY TO GETTESTING TO MORENEIGHBORHOODS.IT COMES AFTER THEDEPARTMENT REVEALEDRESULTS FROM A RECENTSURVEY -- PEOPLE FILLEDOUT LAST MONTH.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORGABRIELLA PAGAN SPOKETO THE STATISTICIANCOMBING THROUGH THATDATA -- ON WHAT THEYDISCOVERED.THE RESULTS ARE IN..OF THE 5,313 PEOPLE WHOTOOK THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT'S SURVEY -4.5 PERCENT SAY THEY'VEEXPERIENCED COVID-LIKESYMPTOMS.AND 4.3 PERCENT SAYTHEY TRIED TO GETTESTED BUT WEREUNABLE TO.Elizabeth Walsh Yoder/KCMOHealthDept.

Statistician"This was a time where weknow that we didn't have a lotof access to testing so thatwasn't entirely surprising."HEALTH DEPARTMENTSTATISTICIAN ELIZABETHWALSH YODER SAYS - INLOOKING AT WHORESPONDED THEY HADHOPED TO FIND SPECIFICAREAS OR SOCIAL GROUPSTO TARGET WITH RAMPEDUP TESTING.Walsh Yoder" But we didn't really see thatwithin this survey."HOWEVER THEY WEREABLE TO WORK WITH THECITY COUNCIL TO PROVIDEADDITIONAL MONEY FORTESTING.Melissa Robinson/KCMO CityCouncil"individuals all throughout ourcity that will have access tohealthcare because wepassed this measure."ON MAY 7TH - THE KANSASCITY MISSOURI CICOUNCIL ALLOCATED 559-THOUSAND DOLLARS TORAMP UP TESTING INTHESE 15 ZIP CODESACROSS THE METRO.USING DATA THATIDENTIFIED THEM ASAREAS OF NEED PRIOR TOTHE PANDEMICRobinson"What this ordinance did wasallow council members thatare dealing with COVID-19 intheir districts every day, beable to help provide insightaround where to focus ourefforts."SAYING IT WILL ALLOWTHEM TO ENSUREVULNERABLEPOPULATIONS HAVEACCESS TO NECESSETIESDURING THE PANDEMIC -LIKE TESTING.Walsh Yoder"It's one of those things wherewe do want to take care of thepopulation and we do want todo our best and combat thispandemic."IN KANSAS CITY,GABRIELLA PAGAN,