Month: April 2020

Kansas COVID-19 positive cases increase by 59 Sunday, with 12 more deaths

Sixty-eight Kansas counties reported positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday. (KDHE map)
A KDHE graph showed the new Kansas cases in blue and the total cases reported in yellow. (KDHE graph)

Fifty-nine new positive COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

The total number of statewide positive cases were 1,849 on Sunday.

There were 12 more COVID-19 deaths reported statewide on Sunday, for a total of 98, according to KDHE statistics.

Wyandotte County reported 37 total deaths on Sunday, an increase of two deaths since Saturday’s figures, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 website.

The KDHE COVID-19 website said Wyandotte County had 417 positive cases, while the UG COVID-19 website on Sunday stated Wyandotte County had 403 COVID-19 cases. Wyandotte County had the most positive cases in the state.

According to the KDHE website, 68 Kansas counties had reported positive cases on Sunday.

On Sunday, Johnson County had 372 cases; Sedgwick County, the Wichita area, 234; Leavenworth County, 128; Ford County, the Dodge City area, 127; Shawnee County, the Topeka area, 90 cases; Coffey County, 47 cases; Seward County, 47 cases; Douglas County, the Lawrence area, 43; Lyon County, 38 cases; Finney County, 35 cases; Riley County, the Manhattan area, 26 cases; and Labette County, 20 cases.

Today’s weather: High near 64

National Weather Service graphic

Today the weather will be mostly sunny, with a high of 64, according to the National Weather Service.

The wind will be from the northeast at 9 to 11 mph. Tonight’s low will be around 42.

Look for a 30 percent chance of rain on Monday, mainly before 1 p.m., the weather service said. Monday’s high will be near 67, with wind gusts from the west northwest as high as 21 mph.

Monday night, the low will be around 43, according to the weather service.

Tuesday will be sunny with a high near 67, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, there will be a 20 percent chance of rain after 1 a.m., with a low of 49, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, there will be a 60 percent chance of rain, with a high near 68, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, there is a 70 percent chance of rain, and possibly a thunderstorm, before 1 a.m., then a chance of rain, according to the weather service.

More rain is possible Friday through Saturday.

Faith news

Many in-person church services in Wyandotte County have been canceled because of efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wyandotte County is under a “stay-at-home” order and all meetings must be no more than 10 persons per gathering, spaced at least six feet apart. Some faith groups will hold online or video services instead.
We will try to update this list as we learn of more services in the area. Residents are advised to visit the social media page of their church or faith organization, or to call them or email them, to see changes that have been made to regular schedules, or if there are video services planned on Sunday.


The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is planning an online Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 19. Archbishop Joseph Naumann will celebrate Mass on https://livestream.com/archkck.


Open Door Baptist Church, Kansas City, Kansas, will have livestream services at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 19, on the church’s website https://www.opendoorkc.com/, and on social media.


Stony Point Christian Church, Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, April 19, on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch/.


St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City, Kansas, will not hold in-person services Sunday. However, the parish will livestream its services on Facebook. See stpaulskck.org and https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/. Sunday services will be livestreamed from St. Paul’s at 10 a.m. April 26.


Worship services for Wyandotte United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 19, can be viewed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc/ or on the website at www.wyandotteumc.com.


Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page.
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