Jan 18, 2023

KDHE reports drop in COVID cases; 69 more deaths

Posted Jan 18, 2023 5:30 PM

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health reported  1,937 new coronavirus cases in Kansas from Jan. 11 to Jan. 18, for a total of  923,874 cases.  The state reported 2,339 cases the previous week.

On Wednesday, the state reported 69 additional COVID-19 deaths since the report on Jan. 11, for a total of 9,903.

Wednesday January 18, 2023 KDHE image
Wednesday January 18, 2023 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 updates data about cases and vaccinations each Wednesday.