Wyandotte County has four more COVID-19 cases, increasing from nine on Thursday to 13 on Saturday, according to numbers reported by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Saturday.
The total of positive Kansas cases jumped from 44 on Friday to 55 on Saturday, according to the report, which was as of 10 a.m. Saturday.
There are now two total deaths associated with COVID-19 in Kansas, according to the state’s report. The first death was March 12 in Wyandotte County, a man in his 70s at a nursing home. According to the KDHE chart for Saturday, there are two deaths from Johnson and Wyandotte counties associated with COVID-19.
Cases in Johnson County increased by two, from 23 to 25, according to the state totals.
Wyandotte County increased restrictions on public gatherings on Friday evening, limiting church services, weddings and funerals to no more than 10 persons. In general, all public gatherings are limited to no more than 10 persons.
Restaurants and bars are closed, but are allowed to provide carryout or curbside service.
The Unified Government also announced Friday it was closing all public buildings to in-person service beginning Monday, March 23.
This past week, doctors from the University of Kansas Health System urged people to remain at home and avoid crowds to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
The state of Kansas was experiencing a shortage of test kits on Friday, according to officials with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Residents who have symptoms of COVID-19, such as cough, fever and shortness of breath, should call their doctor’s office first, and wait for a call back with instructions on what to do next, according to health officials.
Other counties with COVID-19 positive cases, according to the KDHE website, include Butler County, 2; Cherokee County, 1; Douglas County, 1; Franklin County, 1; Jackson County, 1; Leavenworth County, 4; Linn County, 1; Mitchell County, 1; Morris County, 2; Reno County, 1; Riley County, 1; and Sedgwick County, 1.
The test results include 31 cases tested by the Kansas Health and Environmental Lab and 24 cases from private labs.
The state of Missouri was reporting 73 cases as of Friday evening, according to the Missouri health department’s website.
To view the Kansas state health department March 21 update, visit
https://khap2.kdhe.state.ks.us/NewsRelease/COVID19/COVID-19_March_21_2020_.pdf
The Kansas COVID-19 website is at
https://govstatus.egov.com/coronavirus
The UG’s COVID-19 response website is at
https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information
COVID-19 information from the CDC is at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.
We should all take shelter
Are there any of our local grocery stores that are offering special hours for seniors and disabled?