To have a safe Thanksgiving, the CDC is recommending staying home and not traveling, and also limiting Thanksgiving to those in your immediate household.
CDC recently issued information saying that travel increases the risk people could get COVID-19.
Although people may not have any symptoms, some of them may still be able to spread COVID-19 to others, according to the CDC.
Individuals may spread COVID-19 to other people, including their family, friends and community for 14 days after they were exposed to the virus, the CDC stated.
Those who do travel, should wear masks on all kinds of public transportation, according to the CDC.
The CDC also reminded people that some state and local governments have requirements, such as requiring people to wear masks and requiring those who recently traveled to stay home for up to 14 days. Individuals should check the state and local public health website for more information.
The CDC also has a number of travel recommendations, including social distancing, wearing a mask, washing hands often, avoiding contact with anyone who is sick, and avoiding touching eyes, nose and mouth.
For more CDC guidance on travel, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html.
For more information on how to safely celebrate Thanksgiving, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/thanksgiving.html
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COVID-19 numbers update
Wyandotte County reported a cumulative 10,259 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Nov. 22, an increase of 160 from Saturday, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 webpage.
There were a cumulative 177 deaths, no change from Saturdya.
The Greater Kansas City area reported 80,620 cumulative cases on Sunday, an increase of 508 since Saturday, according to the MARC KC Region COVID-19 dashboard. There were 165 daily new hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in Greater Kansas City reported Sunday, a decrease of nine since Saturday. Numbers of COVID-19 patients on ventilators and in the ICU were increasing.
There were 12,228,144 cumulative COVID-19 cases reported Sunday in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard. There were 256,746 cumulative COVID-19 deaths reported in the United States.
Free COVID-19 testing available on Monday
Free COVID-19 testing will be available from 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 23, at the Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas, City, Kansas.
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.
The new 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.