COVID-19 curve can be flattened, health officials believe

As the nation passed the 3 million mark for positive COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the top health official in Kansas said the trend of increasing cases here can be reversed. Kansas positive COVID-19 cases went up by 717 since Monday, for a total of 17,618, Dr. Lee Norman, Kansas secretary of health, said. There were … Continue reading “COVID-19 curve can be flattened, health officials believe”

Doctors encourage residents to reduce spread of COVID-19 through good health practices

A recent increase in the COVID-19 case numbers in Greater Kansas City, including Wyandotte County, can be stemmed by adhering to some basic principles including social distancing, hand-washing and wearing masks, according to doctors at the University of Kansas Health System. Numbers of COVID-19 patients at KU Health System have started to increase again, after … Continue reading “Doctors encourage residents to reduce spread of COVID-19 through good health practices”

As Kansas cases rise by 982 over the weekend, KDHE recommends state stay in Phase 3

Gov. Laura Kelly today announced the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is recommending Kansas stay in Phase 3 of the state’s Ad Astra reopening plan, as COVID-19 cases went up by 982 since Friday. There were about 3,500 new cases in the past week in Kansas, the steepest increase seen since the pandemic began, … Continue reading “As Kansas cases rise by 982 over the weekend, KDHE recommends state stay in Phase 3”