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Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 8:35 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Mask restrictions at the hospital in Lawrence have now become less restrictive as Kansas continues to navigate a post-pandemic world.
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Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 11:27 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in remembrance of the 10,000 Kansans who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
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Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 11:35 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Shawnee County health officials will host drive-through operations to test for COVID-19 and the flu as respiratory viral infections continue to circulate.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 1:00 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
With an increase in illnesses this flu season, Riley County will offer free virus tests with an appointment at its mobile response trailer.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 4:43 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
FEMA has set a Dec. 31 deadline for certain COVID-19 project cost share applications.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 12:15 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Face mask requirements have returned to the University of Kansas Medical Center St. Francis Campus after a steep rise in viral cases.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 8:53 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Clay County officials have warned of a rise in COVID, the flu and RSV and have urged residents to get vaccinated and continue mitigation efforts.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 2:36 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
With COVID-19 transmissions in Shawnee Co. back in the high range, Topeka schools have reiterated their guidelines.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 12:20 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
As the flu season starts early, Riley County officials have warned that this season will be severe.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:51 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
As cases of the flu and COVID-19 pick up, the Riley Co. Health Department has urged residents to get vaccinated against both.
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Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 12:41 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The Kansas Department of Environment has partnered with a telehealth company to simplify access to COVID-19 antiviral prescriptions.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 5:53 PM CDT
|By Alex Carter
An updated COVID-19 vaccine booster that offers better protection against recent variants is now available in Pottawatomie County.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 3:21 PM CDT
|By Alex Carter
Riley County is also currently in the high incidence category with 102.4 cases per 100,000 people.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 3:04 PM CDT
|By Alex Carter
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recorded 140 new COVID-19 cases as well as a COVID-related death between August 20 - 26.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 6:35 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The Sunflower State has ranked among the top half of states that are safest for residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 12:43 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
While COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward, the lack of open beds and available staff have doctors in Northeast Kansas worried about the fall and winter seasons.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 1:47 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Attorney General Derek Schmidt has urged a federal court to affirm a lower court ruling to block the public transit mask mandate.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 6:41 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
While Kansas was found to have a low vaccination rate in the most recent COVID study from WalletHub, it was also found to have a low COVID-19 death rate, keeping it in the top half of safest states during the pandemic.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By Alex Carter
Riley County remains in the high incidence category with 100 or more cases per 100,000 people.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 1:52 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
More than 10,000 free at-home COVID-19 tests have been sent to more than 2,000 Kansas families following a partnership between the KDHE and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 3:17 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
An Ohio court has issued a temporary national restraining order against the Air Force COVID-19 vaccine mandate for those who seek religious exemption.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By Greg Dailey
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Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 6:52 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
You may have thought it had gone dormant, but COVID-19 continues to have an impact on Sedgwick County, Kansas and the country.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 1:40 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Riley County remains in the High COVID-19 incidence category with 87 new cases and three hospitalizations reported.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 11:23 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Newman Regional Health will soon start to offer the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months and older.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 2:11 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
More than 90 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Riley Co.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The Riley County Health Department will start to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to young children on Thursday.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 2:32 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt continues to fight COVID-19 vaccine mandates in federal courts.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 1:09 PM CDT
|By Chris Fisher
The Shawnee Co. Health Dept. says the agency received its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna pediatric vaccine and administration of the vaccinations have begun.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 1:43 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Children between 6 months and 6 years old in Kansas will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine as early as the week of June 27.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 2:44 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas has been found to be the safest state for residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 2:37 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Riley County has reentered the High Incidence category for COVID-19 after it had consistently remained in the moderate category.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 10:11 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Senator Roger Marshall has amplified his call to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to the President, to stop funding research in China with U.S. taxpayer money and to not hinder the investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 5:06 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Animals at Sunset Zoo in Manhattan are starting to get up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines thanks to the help of K-State Veterinary students.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 4:35 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Riley County has reentered the substantial category for reported COVID-19 cases after a brief reprieve in the moderate category.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2022 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The University of Kansas says the key to the vaccine-hesitant could lie within the message, a conversion message.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 2:18 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Senator Roger Marshall has put his stamp on two new bills introduced that would protect members of the military who choose to not get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 2:58 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Clay County officials have seen a small increase in COVID-19 cases and have reminded residents to continue to take precautions, meanwhile, Riley Co. has seen a small decrease.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 11:21 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Kansans who live in eligible zip codes can now order free-at-home COVID tests through a partnership led by the KDHE.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 4:43 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The Kansas Attorney General has confirmed that the state lost nearly $350,000 due to failure to enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 11:55 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The KDHE has found nearly 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Riley Co., which has kept the county in the substantial incidence category.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 10:57 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
The health department said COVID-19 testing is key to helping summer camps identify early cases and prevent transmission.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 1:15 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Riley County has reported 40 new cases of COVID-19 after a discrepancy in the KDHE data tracking system noted the county only had four new cases.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 1:57 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Conservative Republican lawmakers have approved a measure that would prohibit Kansas or its cities, counties or school districts from imposing mask mandates to control the spread of any infectious disease.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 12:33 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Senator Roger Marshall has questioned the Pentagon on its decision to discharge more than 1,700 service members for refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 10:21 AM CDT
|By Chris Fisher
The Shawnee Co. Health Dept. says COVID-19 rapid antigen tests will be available Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2701 SW East Circle Dr.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2022 at 12:19 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Two new studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. for the second year in a row.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 4:36 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A new report has found that Kansas is among one of the least safe states during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:26 AM CDT
|By Taylor Johnson and Shain Bergan
The district’s School Board will host a special meeting Monday to determine their mask policy the rest of the school year.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 9:20 PM CDT
|By Joseph Hennessy
While hospitalizations seem stable, the CDC has confirmed 60 reports of blood clots in people who got the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.