Dec 21, 2022

KDHE reports slight increase in COVID cases; 7 more deaths

Posted Dec 21, 2022 6:05 PM

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health reported  4,216 new coronavirus cases in Kansas from Dec. 14 to Dec. 21, for a total of  914, 407 cases.  The state reported 4,153 new cases the previous week.

On Wednesday, the state reported 7 additional COVID-19 deaths since the report on Dec. 14, for a total of 9,709.

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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.