TOPEKA —The Kansas Department of Health and Environment continues to closely monitor an outbreak of the respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus. As of Wednesday (3/11) evening, 41 people had tested negative for the virus. Only one person tested positive, according to a statement from the KDHE.
On March 7, the state's first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed in a Johnson County woman under the age of 50. As of Wednesday evening the patient had been at the University of Kansas Hospital and is doing well.
Other labs in the state are beginning to test for COVID-19. These labs are asked to send all results to KDHE. KDHE will continue reporting/announcing results from these labs for Kansas cases.
KDHE is no longer reporting Persons Under Investigations as this is no longer feasible.
KDHE has created a toolkit of Kansas-specific guidance to help local public health departments engage with their community partners on COVID-19 planning. It can be found on the KDHE website.
KDHE has a phone-bank operation that is staffed during regular business hours through March 13. The phone number is 1-866-534-3463 (1-866-KDHEINF).
The KDHE also has an email address for general inquiries, [email protected].