On Sunday, Wyandotte County reported an additional 79 COVID-19 cases, for a cumulative total of 7,156, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 webpage. There were no additional deaths reported, with a cumulative total of 134. (From UG COVID-19 webpage)
Free COVID-19 testing will be available from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas.
The pop-up tests are through the Health Equity Task Force and Vibrant Health.
Free tests also are at the UG Health Department parking lot, 619 Ann Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. They are open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. No appointment is needed.
The tests are for those who live or work in Wyandotte County. Participants should bring something that shows their address or their work place, such as a piece of mail or a work badge.
The pop-up tests and the Health Department tests now are open to asymptomatic people as well as those who have symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19. Check with the UG Health Department’s Facebook page to see if there have been any changes in the schedule because of the weather or for other reasons.
On Sunday, Wyandotte County reported an additional 79 COVID-19 cases, for a cumulative total of 7,156, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 webpage. There were no additional deaths reported, with a cumulative total of 134.
The Kansas City Region COVID-19 Hub dashboard reported a cumulative 44,683 COVID-19 cases in the nine-county Kansas City metropolitan area. There was an average of 285 daily new cases this week, down from an average of 356 daily new cases last week. Hospitalizations are stable, with an average of 311 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the nine-county Kansas City area.
The Unified Government COVID-19 webpage reported 7,045 positive COVID-19 cases on Friday afternoon, an increase of 72 cases since Thursday in Wyandotte County. There were no additional deaths, with the same number as Thursday, at a total 134. (From UG COVID-19 webpage)
Coronavirus can infect anybody at any time, doctors at the University of Kansas Health System said during a news conference Friday morning.
The COVID-19 positive test of President Trump and Melania Trump on Thursday was the subject of comments on Friday morning from doctors at the University of Kansas Health System’s COVID-19 news conference.
Dr. Stites said their thoughts and prayers were with the president and everyone struck by the coronavirus. With the news of the positive COVID-19 test results, officials from all over the nation expressed their thoughts and prayers for the family’s recovery, including Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.
“The pillars of infection control follow you wherever you go,” Dr. Steve Stites, chief medical officer, said at the news conference. “If you follow those pillars, you can really work to stay safe, and the most important pillars of that are to wear a mask and social distance.”
“Coronavirus does not care,” Dr. Stites said at the news conference. Coronavirus is a virus and spreads like any other, he said. “We care, people care, we care for each other.
“I don’t think we’re going to learn anything new from this, except that we are all vulnerable and susceptible to this virus that doesn’t care,” Dr. Stites said.
While they did not know the plans for the president’s treatment, the timing for medications such as remdesivir, antibodies and anticoagulants is very important, Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of infection prevention and control, said.
Dr. Hawkinson said it was not a given that the president would get very sick. Dr. Stites said that with treatments, the chances are that the president and first lady would be all right.
The president went to Walter Reed Hospital late Friday afternoon.
Dr. David Wild, vice president of performance improvement at KU Health System, said the president was tested daily, but test results are only good for a moment in time. It’s common to test negative one day and positive the next, he said.
Dr. Wild reported that COVID-19 hospitalizations at KU Health System since March 1 have totaled 773.
More people were hospitalized within the past few months than at the start of the pandemic, but the length of stays now is shorter, Dr. Wild said. Patients now have fewer chronic medical conditions, the patients also are younger now, and the death rate is lower, he said.
Dr. Hawkinson said there were 32 COVID-19 patients in the acute phase in the hospital on Friday morning, down from 34 on Thursday. There were nine patients in the intensive care unit, the same as Thursday, and seven patients on ventilators, an increase of one since Thursday. They were concerned that 80 percent of the patients in the ICU were on ventilators. There were another 26 patients who are now out of the acute phase and in recovery, but are still in the hospital, he said. At HaysMed in Hays, Kansas, there were 12 inpatients with one in the non-infectious but recovering phase.
On Friday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported an additional 1,362 positive COVID-19 cases in Kansas, with an additional 20 deaths statewide.
The Unified Government COVID-19 webpage reported 7,045 positive COVID-19 cases on Friday afternoon, an increase of 72 cases since Thursday in Wyandotte County. There were no additional deaths, with the same number as Thursday, at a total 134.
Free testing continues Saturday
Free tests are available from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 3, at La Fe en Jesucristo, 1500 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
The tests are available through the Wyandotte County Health Equity Task Force and Vibrant Health.
The tests now are open to asymptomatic people as well as those who have symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19. Check with the UG Health Department’s Facebook page to see if there have been any changes in the schedule because of the weather or for other reasons.
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-Informationor call 311 for more information.
Wyandotte County reported 6,973 cumulative COVID-19 cases on Thursday, an increase of 91 since Wednesday, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 website. There were 134 cumulative COVID-19 cases reported, the same as Wednesday. There were six more persons hospitalized since Wednesday. (From UG COVID-19 webpage)
An increase has been noted recently in COVID-19 case numbers at the local, state and national levels.
Cases are up across the United States, according to national measurements such as the seven-day rolling average at Johns Hopkins University, according to Dr. Steve Stites, chief medical officer at the University of Kansas Health System. It shouldn’t be any surprise since schools and society and bars have reopened, he added.
Johns Hopkins University’s COVID-19 website reported national cases at 7.2 million on Thursday, with more than 200,000 deaths.
The University of Kansas Health System saw a slight increase on Thursday morning, with 34 patients in the hospital with acute COVID-19, including nine in the intensive care unit and six on ventilators, according to Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of infection prevention and control at KU Health System. He said there are 27 other COVID-19 patients in recovery, with three on the ventilator. HaysMed in Hays, Kansas, reported 14 acute COVID-19 patients and one in recovery on Thursday.
Wyandotte County reported 6,973 cumulative COVID-19 cases on Thursday, an increase of 91 reported since Wednesday, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 website. There were 134 cumulative COVID-19 deaths reported, the same as Wednesday. There were six more persons hospitalized since Wednesday.
According to the UG COVID-19 hub, Wyandotte County had a 14.4 seven-day rolling average of positive test percentages on Sept. 30. The positivity rate of all who tested positive since March is about 17.4 percent in Wyandotte County, according to the website. Ideally, the positivity rate should be below 5 percent, according to national officials.
The KC Region COVID-19 hub reported 43,987 total cases in the nine-county Kansas City area. Hospitalization rates were trending up.
Kansas, which reports its case numbers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, saw an increase of 1,120 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, for a cumulative total of 59,749, with 678 total deaths.
In response to a question about why so many totals show different numbers or rates, Dr. Hawkinson said there could be delays in test results for some, or a delay in data at the site they’re getting information. He advised people to pick a couple of sites to look at, such as the Johns Hopkins site, Kansas site or the Mid-America Regional Council’s KC Regional COVID-19 site.
Don’t focus on the details, just understand the trends, such as the 7-day or 14-day averages, he advised.
At the Friday, Oct. 2, KU Health System news conference, the topic will be about the hospital’s numbers and what the numbers mean.
Free testing continues Friday
Free tests are at the UG Health Department parking lot, 619 Ann Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. They are open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. No appointment is needed.
The tests are for those who live or work in Wyandotte County. Participants should bring something that shows their address or their work place, such as a piece of mail or a work badge.
The Health Department tests now are open to asymptomatic people as well as those who have symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19. Check with the UG Health Department’s Facebook page to see if there have been any changes in the schedule because of the weather or for other reasons.
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.
