The rate of new cases compared to population is higher in rural Kansas and highest in the northwest corner of the state.
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Kansas sees third record-breaking weekend in a row for new COVID-19 cases
Reno, Sedgwick and Butler counties are all in the nursing home red zone due to high positive test rates.
Dr. Minns ‘subject to brutal, scathing attacks’ that ‘he doesn’t deserve,’ commissioner says
Sedgwick County health officer Dr. Garold Minns does not deserve all the criticism that has been directed toward him for his pandemic orders, two county commissioners said Thursday.
1 in 5 Kansas nursing homes had a staffer test positive for COVID last week, report says
“Work with rural communities to demonstrate how real the disease is in their communities,” the White House recommended to public health officials in Kansas.
Has COVID-19 canceled Halloween in Wichita? Not exactly, but it will be different
What will Halloween in Wichita look like during COVID-19?
Kansas reports 1,488 new COVID-19 cases, 85 new hospitalizations and 80 more deaths
There were 55 new deaths identified through a review of death certificates.
Kindergartners exempted from COVID-19 mask mandate, commission delays action on bars
Sedgwick County exempts kindergarten students from countywide mask mandate.
Updated list of active coronavirus clusters in Kansas names 49 of 235 outbreaks
The majority of active clusters avoid identification due to the KDHE’s criteria.
Wichita mask law, plagued by drafting errors, quietly expires as COVID numbers worsen
The Wichita City Council let the mask law expire without discussing an extension at Tuesday’s meeting.
Some Wichita middle and high school students return to in-person as COVID data worsen
The students will be in a hybrid model where they attend in-person class twice a week.