Wyandotte County reported an increase of 193 COVID-19 cases on Friday, Jan. 1, according to the Unified Government’s COVID-19 webpage. There were a cumulative 14,769 cases. There were no additional deaths reported Friday, for a cumulative total of 198.
The Mid-America Regional Council Kansas City Region COVID-19 hub on Friday reported 123,779 total cumulative cases, with, 1,483 total cumulative deaths in the nine-county Kansas City region. The average number of new hospitalizations was 182.
On Friday, Kansas reported an increase of 5,312 COVID-19 cases since Wednesday. There was a cumulative total of 227,745 cases, according to Kansas Department of Health and Environment statistics. There was an increase of 138 deaths reported since Wednesday, for a cumulative total of 2,879 statewide.
The Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard on Thursday reported 20,128,693 total cumulative cases in the United States, with 347,788 total deaths.
Counties’ numbers reported
According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the counties with the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases on Friday in Kansas included:
Sedgwick County, 40,608
Johnson County, 39,696
Wyandotte County, 15,892
Shawnee County, 11,929
Reno County, 7,041
Douglas County, 6,346
Butler County, 5,493
Ford County, 5,182
Leavenworth County, 5,118
Free COVID-19 testing available Saturday
Free COVID-19 tests are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Pierson Community Center, 1800 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Appointments are requested. Registration is at www.GoGetTested.com/Kansas. Check in advance to see if schedules change because of the weather.
The Unified Government Health Department’s COVID-19 test site at the former Kmart building at 78th and State will reopen on Monday, Jan. 4, with testing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tests are free for those who live or work in Wyandotte County. The tests are nasopharyngeal swab tests. The Health Department no longer uses saliva 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 other COVID-19 tests, visit www.GoGetTested.com/Kansas.
Testing sites are at https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/what-to-do-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19.
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.
To see information about the UG giving vaccines to health care workers, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/ug-to-start-giving-covid-19-vaccines-to-health-department-and-ems-personnel-next-week/.
The KDHE vaccine report is at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1708/COVID-19-Vaccine-Updates–123020-FINAL-PDF?bidId=.
Cards and letters of encouragement for caregivers at KU Health System may be sent to Share Joy, care of Patient Relations, 4000 Cambridge St., Mailstop 1021, Kansas City, Kansas, 66160. Emails can be sent to [email protected].
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.