Wyandotte County reported 11,643 total cumulative COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with an increase of 80 since Saturday, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 webpage. There were 184 deaths, no change from Saturday.
The Mid-America Regional Council’s Kansas City Region COVID-19 Resource Hub reported 96,119 total cumulative cases on Sunday in the nine-county area, which was 1,231 more than reported on Saturday. There were 1,167 deaths in the nine-county area, an increase of five. The average daily number of new hospitalizations in the nine-county area was 170, which is below Saturday’s 177.
The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard reported 14,756,914 cumulative cases in the United States on Sunday, up 175,395 on Saturday. There were 282,268 cumulative deaths reported, an increase of 1,082 deaths since Saturday.
Free COVID-19 testing available Monday
Free COVID-19 testing will be available from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansa.s
The pop-up test is through Vibrant Health and the Wyandotte County Health Equity Task Force.
The Unified Government Health Department has moved its COVID-19 testing from the 6th and Ann location to the former Kmart at 78th and State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. The hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Tests are free for those who live or work in Wyandotte County. The tests are now saliva COVID-19 tests.
The tests now are open to asymptomatic people as well as those who have symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19. Check with the UG Health Department’s Facebook page to see if there have been any changes in the schedule. Bring something that shows that you live or work in Wyandotte County, such as a utility bill.
For more information about the testing site at the former Kmart location, visit https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/10092020_newtestingsitewyco.pdf.
For more information, visit https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/what-to-do-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19.
Wyandotte County is under a mandatory mask and social distancing order. Also, the Wyandotte County health order with a limit of 10 persons to a gathering, and a closing time of 10 p.m. for restaurants and bars, with other new restrictions, is at https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/11162020localhealthorderexecuted.pdf.
The UG COVID-19 webpage is at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information.
The KDHE’s COVID-19 webpage is at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/.
The KC Region COVID-19 Hub dashboard is at https://marc2.org/covidhub/.
The Wyandotte County page on the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 website is at https://bao.arcgis.com/covid-19/jhu/county/20209.html.
The CDC’s COVID-19 webpage is at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.