Wyandotte County reported an additional 181 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, for a cumulative total of 11,563, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 website.
There were no additional deaths reported, for a cumulative total of 184.
The Mid-America Regional Council Kansas City Region COVID-19 web page reported 95,888 total cumulative cases on Saturday in the nine-county area, an increase of 493 since Friday. There were 1,162 total deaths in the nine-county Kansas City region, an increase of seven. There were 177 daily average new hospitalizations, an increase of four since Friday.
The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard reported 14,581,519 total cumulative COVID-19 cases in the United States on Saturday, an increase of 214,060 cases.
Virtual town hall meeting planned Tuesday
The UG Health Department will sponsor a virtual town hall on COVID-19 and Wyandotte County businesses from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Topics to be discussed include the most recent health order and how it applies to local businesses, public health guidance and questions and answers. Registration is not required.
Hailey Shoemaker, an epidemiologist with the UG Health Department, will present the program with a guest, Chandra Green, director of Alive and Thrive – Wyandotte County.
The Zoom meeting is at bit.ly/TownHallDec8.
For more information, visit https://fb.me/e/4ALKbSCZq.
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.
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.