Oct 19, 2022

KDHE: COVID case numbers down over the past week

Posted Oct 19, 2022 5:30 PM

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health reported  1,906  new coronavirus cases in Kansas from Wednesday October 12, to Wednesday October 19, for a total of 884,969 cases.   The state reported 2,866 new cases during the first week of October.

On Wednesday, the state reported 11 additional COVID-19 deaths since the report on October 12 for a total of 9,601.

Wednesday October 19, 2022 -KDHE image
Wednesday October 19, 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.