Free walk-in vaccinations will be available for everyone over age 16 on Monday, May 3, at selected Unified Government Health Department locations.
To see which locations will be open on Monday, visit WycoVaccines.org or https://www.facebook.com/UGHealthDept.
UG Health Department vaccinations are now open to people from other counties and states.
Those who wish to schedule an appointment may use the Health Department’s self-scheduling tool at WycoVaccines.org and click on a blue button that says, “Click here to schedule an appointment online.” The page is available in Spanish by clicking at the top of the page. Walk-in appointments also are welcome.
Those who don’t have an internet connection may call 3-1-1 or 913-573-5311 for assistance in scheduling their vaccination appointment time and date.
To see more information about Health Department vaccinations and next week’s schedule, visit WycoVaccines.org.
People who live in Wyandotte County can request transportation assistance to get their COVID-19 vaccination. They can submit a request online at WycoVaccines.org or by calling 3-1-1.
Other sites available for vaccination
KU Health System offers free vaccinations seven days a week at different locations. Appointments are required. Current patients may use MyChart to make an appointment. Others may call 913-588-1227 or visit kansashealthsystem.com/vaccine to see if vaccines are available.
The University of Kansas Health System also is open to anyone. People can call to get an appointment whether they are patients or not at the health system.
There are also pharmacies giving free COVID-19 vaccinations in Wyandotte County by appointment, when available. These include Price Chopper and Hen House pharmacy at 76th and State Avenue, and 81st and State Avenue (see https://www.ballsfoodspharmacy.com/), and Medicine Shoppe pharmacy at 65th and Parallel by appointment when available (see https://www.facebook.com/The-Medicine-Shoppe-Kansas-City-281548241870522). CVS pharmacy also has announced that it will offer COVID-19 vaccines at one of its stores in Kansas City, Kansas. Registration is at CVS.com.
Other pharmacies and sites giving vaccines are listed at vaccinefinder.org.
Case numbers reported
Wyandotte County reported an increase of 18 COVID-19 cases on Friday, April 30, for a cumulative 18,456 cases, according to the Unified Government Health Department’s COVID-19 webpage. There was a cumulative total of 290 deaths reported, no change from Thursday. The case numbers were not updated on Saturday and Sunday.
The Mid-America Regional Council’s COVID-19 dashboard reported 170,465 cumulative COVID-19 cases on Sunday. The daily average of new hospitalizations was 68. The number of cumulative deaths was 2,390.
KDHE reported 309.130 cumulative COVID-19 cases in Kansas on Friday, April 30, an increase of 620 cases since Wednesday. There were a total cumulative 4,982 deaths reported statewide, an increase of four.
KDHE reported that Johnson County had 57,888 cumulative cases on Friday, an increase of 181 cases since Wednesday. Leavenworth County had 7,188 cumulative cases, an increase of 10 cases since Wednesday.
.The Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard on Sunday night reported 32,421,534 cumulative COVID-19 cases in the United States, with 577,045 total deaths reported nationwide. There were 45,303 new cases nationwide and 490 new deaths nationwide.
States with the highest number of new cases were Florida, 5,419; New York, 3,872; Michigan, 3,708; Illinois, 2,805; and Pennsylvania, 2,604, according to the Johns Hopkins information.
Countries with the highest number of new cases were India, 392,488;; Brazil, 66,964; U.S., 45,303; Turkey, 28,817; and France, 25,670, according to the Johns Hopkins information.
Free testing available Monday
One of the sites for free COVID-19 testing is open beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, May 3, at Lowe’s at 6920 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The tests are through WellHealth. Appointments are required. For more information, to see other testing sites and to make an appointment, visit https://www.gogettested.com/kansas.
Free COVID-19 tetsing will be available at UG Health Department testing sites. For information about UG Health Department COVID-19 testing sites and hours, visit https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/what-to-do-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19. To see if there is any change to the schedule, visit https://www.facebook.com/UGHealthDept. Appointments are not needed.
The Health Department’s general contact page is at https://www.wycokck.org/Health/Contact.aspx. Their Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/UGHealthDept.
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. There are more test sites listed on this page.
Saliva testing is now offered at the UG Health Department. For more information, visit https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/02042021-ugphd-saliva-testing-available.pdf.
The University of Kansas Health System COVID-19 update page is at https://www.facebook.com/kuhospital/videos/292961702392386.
A weekly vaccine report for the state of Kansas is at
https://www.kansasvaccine.gov/DocumentCenter/View/123/Vaccine-Historical-Document-22521?bidId=.
Information about the new mask ordinance passed April 29, which loosened restrictions in Wyandotte County, is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/updatedwycomaskorder04302021.pdf.
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 Johns Hopkins Data in Motion, a presentation on critical COVID-19 data in the past 24 hours, is at https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/covid-19-daily-video.