Aug 31, 2022

KDHE: Statewide COVID death toll tops 9,000

Posted Aug 31, 2022 5:09 PM

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health reported  5,748 new coronavirus cases in Kansas from Wednesday August 24, to Wednesday August 31, for a total of 864,631  cases.  

On Wednesday, the state reported  61 COVID-19 deaths since August 24, for a total of 9,019. 

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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.