Nov 16, 2022

KDHE reports 26 additional COVID deaths

Posted Nov 16, 2022 6:10 PM

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health reported  2,574  new coronavirus cases in Kansas from Wednesday Nov. 9, to Wednesday November 16, for a total of 894,768 cases.  The state reported 2,736 new cases the previous week.

On Wednesday, the state reported 26 additional COVID-19 deaths since the report on Nov. , for a total of 9,652.

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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.