Wyandotte County reported 45 additional COVID-19 cases on Saturday, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 webpage.
There were 6,125 total cumulative COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County, according to the webpage. There were no increases in the death rate, which was the same as Friday, with a cumulative total of 117. For more information, visit wycokck.org/COVID-19.
According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, there were 542 total outbreaks reported, with 182 active outbreaks in Kansas on Friday. These outbreaks accounted for 10,751 cases and 308 deaths in Kansas, according to the KDHE.
The MARC KC Region COVID-19 Resource Hub reported 34,832 cumulative cases in the nine-county Kansas City region on Saturday.
Johnson County had 131 additional cases for a cumulative 8,653, with a total of 121 deaths. Jackson County reported 5,735 cumulative cases, with 107 new cases. Leavenworth County reported 1,701 cases with no new cases. Kansas City, Missouri, reported 9,280 cases with no new cases. For more information, visit https://marc2.org/covidhub/.
Wyandotte County outbreak locations listed
The UG’s COVID-19 webpage listed six clusters on its active outbreak map at https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/. On the map were active outbreaks with five or more cases, including those which had a case within the past 28 days. On the UG outbreak list:
• Medicalodge of Kansas City, 6500 Greeley Ave., 53 cases, last known case reported Aug. 11.
• A&K Railroad Materials, 2134 S. 74th St., 15 cases, last known case reported Aug. 12.
• Tyson, 4612 Speaker Road, 8 cases, last known case reported Aug. 15.
• Tippin’s Pies, 5051 Speaker Road, 5 cases, last known case reported Aug. 21.
• Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kansas City, 1240 Troup Ave., 7 cases, last known case reported Aug. 24.
• We Buy BlaKCK Event, 1800 Quindaro Blvd., 8 cases, last known case reported Aug. 8.
In addition, the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities had two employees who tested positive and were quarantined, according to a report by the general manager at the Sept. 2 BPU meeting. Also, seven other employees were quarantined but had not tested positive, he said at the meeting.
The Wyandotte County K-State Research and Extension office reported Friday that one of its staff had tested positive for COVID-19. The office will be closed to the public for one week, according to an announcement. The staff will work remotely until Monday, Sept. 14, according to the announcement.
Testing to resume Tuesday
The UG Health Department will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day, and testing will be closed Monday. Testing will resume from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Health Department parking lot, 6th and Ann, Kansas City, Kansas.
The UG COVID-19 webpage is at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information.
The KC Region COVID-19 Hub dashboard is at https://marc2.org/covidhub/.
The Unified Government Health Department is collecting input on people’s experiences getting tested for COVID-19 in Wyandotte County. The survey is on the UG website at https://us.openforms.com/Form/ea97a450-3d74-4d86-8d1f-6e340d55cf7c.
The UG Health Department new school and sports guidance is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/09042020fallsportsrecommendations.pdf.
A previous UG sports order is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/08132020localhealthofficerorderregardingsports.pdf.
The Wyandotte County school start order is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information.
Wyandotte County is under a mandatory mask order and is in Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan. For more information, residents may visit the UG COVID-19 website at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information or call 311 for more information.
The KDHE’s COVID-19 webpage is at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/.
The CDC’s COVID-19 webpage is at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.