Free COVID-19 testing offered Monday

The Unified Government COVID-19 webpage reported 5,597 positive cumulative COVID-19 cases at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, an increase of 46 cases since Saturday. (From UG COVID-19 webpage)

The Unified Government COVID-19 webpage reported 5,597 positive cumulative COVID-19 cases at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, an increase of 46 cases since Saturday.

There were no new deaths reported, the total number remained at 111 in Wyandotte County.

Free testing offered

Free COVID-19 testing is planned from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, through Vibrant Health and the Health Equity Task Force.

Free testing also is offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Unified Government Health Department parking lot at 6th and Ann, Kansas City, Kansas. For more information, call 311.


For more information on who may be tested and what to bring, visit https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/what-to-do-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19.

The Unified Government Health Department is now collecting input on people’s experiences getting tested for COVID-19 in Wyandotte County. The survey is on the UG website at https://us.openforms.com/Form/ea97a450-3d74-4d86-8d1f-6e340d55cf7c.

The UG Health Department sports order is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/08132020localhealthofficerorderregardingsports.pdf.

The Wyandotte County school start order is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information.

Wyandotte County is under a mandatory mask order and is in Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan. For more information, residents may visit the UG COVID-19 website at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information or call 311 for more information.

The CDC’s COVID-19 web page is at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.