Feb 08, 2023

KDHE reports drop in COVID cases; 26 more deaths

Posted Feb 08, 2023 5:55 PM

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health reported  1,963 new coronavirus cases in Kansas from Feb. 1 to Feb. 8, for a total of 930,148 cases.  The state reported 2,163 cases the previous week.

On Wednesday, the state reported 26 additional COVID-19 deaths since the report on Feb. 1, for a total of 9,995

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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 updates data about cases and vaccinations each Wednesday.