COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas
The COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas began affecting the U.S. State on Saturday, March 7, 2020. COVID-19 continues affecting the U.S. State of Kansas as of January 2024.[1]
The timeline of COVID-19 in Kansas
The first case was reported on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Johnson County. This was a woman under age 50 who had traveled into the Northeastern United States.[2] Almost five days afterward on March 12, three other cases were reported also in Johnson County.[3]
Also on Thursday, March 12, 2020 Governor Laura Kelly declared states of emergency. And at these same times a male in his seventies was the first COVID-19 death. He died in Wyandotte County due to heart conditions then tested positive following that.[4] On Friday, March 13 a Wichita man tested positive for COVID-19. He was in his seventies. He was later released then recovered.[5]
On March 24 stay-at-home orders were sent into effect for the State of Kansas starting with Wyandotte and Johnson Counties.[6]
As of 2024 estimates of how many people died from COVID-19 in Kansas are between 10,200 and 12,000.[7]
COVID-19 Pandemic In Kansas Media
Members of the Kansas National Guard package meals to be sent to food banks, May 2020
References
- ↑ "Kansas: The U.S. Covid Trackers". COVID Act Now. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ↑ "The First Case of Coronavirus is Confirmed in Johnson County". KCUR 89.3 (National Public Radio of Kansas City). Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ↑ Kansas Reports Three Other Cases in Johnson County. Kansas City Star. https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article241128896.html. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ↑ The First COVID Death in Kansas City Area is Reported in Wyandotte County. Kansas City Star. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article241145806.html. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ↑ COVID-19 Patient was Released from a Wichita Hospital. KWCH. https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Welsey-Medical-Center-doctor-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-in-Wichita-568770071.html. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ↑ Kansas City Metro is Under a Stay-at-Home Order. Kansas City Star. https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article241400106.html. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ↑ COVID-19 Cases in Kansas. KDHE. https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3097/2023-COVID-19-Summary-and-Historical-Binder-PDF?bidId=. Retrieved January 8, 2024.