CORONAVIRUS LIVE UPDATES: More than 1,600 recoveries in Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth counties

The Kansas City metro is emerging from stay-at-home orders and local leaders are announcing plans to reopen businesses after weeks of shutdown from the coronavirus. What you need to know: Sign up for our Newsletters The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday the state has 8,539 cases confirmed cases of COVID-19 and there have been 178 deaths since the outbreak started. Kansas is now only updating COVID-19 data on Monday,…