COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas

The COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationKansas, U.S.
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseJohnson County
Arrival dateMarch 7, 2020
Confirmed cases887,076
Hospitalized cases19,172 (cumulative)
Deaths
9,606
Government website
www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov

Government efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Kansas became highly politicized after Governor Laura Kelly and the state's Republican-led legislature clashed over measures to be taken in reopening the economy and the mandating of masks in late May. The result being that the state-wide reopening order would become a guideline and each county would be allowed to reopen as they see fit. While research has shown a stabilized case rate in counties with a mask mandate, the state-wide mask mandate includes an "opt-out" provision which many counties continue to exercise.

As of February 19, 2022, 1,745,263 residents of Kansas are fully vaccinated. That represents 59.9% of the population.

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