Dec 28, 2022

KDHE: COVID cases down sharply, 7 more deaths

Posted Dec 28, 2022 5:30 PM

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health reported  2,709 new coronavirus cases in Kansas from Dec. 21 to Dec. 28, for a total of  916,756 cases.  The state reported 4,216 new cases the previous week.

On Wednesday, the state reported 7 additional COVID-19 deaths since the report on Dec. 21, for a total of 9,716.

December 27, 2022-KDHE image
December 27, 2022-KDHE image

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Kansas is providing fewer updates of its data about COVID-19 now that Gov. Laura Kelly formally declared that the state is moving toward treating COVID-19 as a disease like the flu that spreads regularly and isn't considered a pandemic. The health department plans to update data about cases and vaccinations each Wednesday.

The state continues to support access to free COVID-19 testing, works to ensure that vulnerable populations can get vaccinated, see that providers serve a broad population and give “comprehensive guidance” about the virus. She called the new phase “endemic normalcy.”

The health department plans to update data about cases and vaccinations each Wednesday.