Free walk-in vaccinations will be available for Wyandotte County residents from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 26, at two Unified Government Health Department locations.
The two locations are the former Kmart store at 78th and State, and the Kansas National Guard Armory at 18th and Ridge, Kansas City, Kansas. The former Best Buy location will be closed on Monday, April 26.
Wyandotte County residents 18 and older and those who work in Wyandotte County may walk in for a COVID-19 vaccination during open hours. Appointments also are being scheduled for the Health Department vaccine sites.
All Kansas residents can make an appointment to be vaccinated at any of the Health Department’s vaccination facilities on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Kansas residents who wish to schedule an appointment or any Wyandotte County resident 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.
Wyandotte County residents 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.
People coming in for an appointment may be asked to show they live in Kansas, such as showing a driver’s license, a piece of mail addressed to them, or similar paperwork.
To see more information about Health Department vaccinations and next week’s schedule, visit WycoVaccines.org.
Other sites available for vaccinations
KU Health System offers 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 has vaccinations for Wyandotte and Johnson county residents. Any residents of Kansas can call to get an appointment whether they are patients or not at the health system.
There are also pharmacies giving 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.
Case numbers reported
Wyandotte County reported an increase of 14 COVID-19 cases on Friday, April 23, for a cumulative 18,357 cases, according to the Unified Government Health Department’s COVID-19 webpage. There was a cumulative total of 290 deaths reported, an increase of one since Thursday. The numbers are not updated on Saturday and Sunday.
The Mid-America Regional Council’s COVID-19 dashboard reported 169,156 cumulative COVID-19 cases on Sunday. The daily average of new hospitalizations was 62. The number of cumulative deaths was 2,377.
The state of Kansas reported 307,372 cumulative COVID-19 cases on Friday, April 23, an increase of 489 cases since Wednesday. There were a total cumulative 4,968 deaths reported statewide, an increase of seven. The numbers will not be updated until Monday.
The Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard on Sunday night reported 32,077.075 cumulative cases in the United States, with 572,200 total deaths reported nationwide.
Free testing available Monday
Free COVID-19 testing will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Monday, April 26, at Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas. The test is in conjunction with the Wyandotte County Health Equity Task Force.
Unified Government Health Department COVID-19 will have two free COVID-19 testing sites open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, April 26. For more information on which ones are open, 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.
Tests from the Health Department are free for those who live or work in Wyandotte County. They are saliva tests.
The tests 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. Bring something that shows that you live or work in Wyandotte County, such as a utility bill.
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=.
Wyandotte County has a local mask and social distancing ordinance approved by the UG Commission. The UG COVID-19 webpage is at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information.
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.