COVID-19 discussion centers around a new ‘normal’

Wyandotte County reports 343 positive cases, 29 total deaths The national discussion around COVID-19 is starting to change to a gradual return to a more normal, or a different normal way of living, and doctors at the University of Kansas Health System today offered their opinions about how people may be dealing with the coronavirus … Continue reading “COVID-19 discussion centers around a new ‘normal’”

Number of blacks dying from COVID-19 in Kansas disproportionately high; Kansas reports 62 total deaths

New figures from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment showed that COVID-19 was striking a disproportionately high rate of black Kansans, at 16.4 percent. The number of black Kansans who died from COVID-19 was 23, which was about 37 percent of the total who died, according to the report. The black population in Kansas … Continue reading “Number of blacks dying from COVID-19 in Kansas disproportionately high; Kansas reports 62 total deaths”

Kansas Supreme Court: Gov. Kelly’s order limiting church attendance to 10 persons or fewer stands

The Kansas Supreme Court today invalidated the Legislative Coordinating Council’s April 8 revocation of Gov. Laura Kelly’s COVID-19 Executive Order 20-18. After hearing arguments electronically this morning in Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council et al., the court ruled swiftly and narrowly, relying on the plain language of House Concurrent Resolution No. 5025. The court said … Continue reading “Kansas Supreme Court: Gov. Kelly’s order limiting church attendance to 10 persons or fewer stands”