The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. What you need to know: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 304,719 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 4,938 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall the state said 34.2% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose. Kansas is now only updating COVID-19 data on Mondays,.
The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. What you need to know: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 305,320 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 4,944 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall the state said 35% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose. Kansas is now only updating COVID-19 data on Mondays,.
Just two weeks after vaccines in Kansas opened up to all residents 16 years and older, over 400,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine were administered, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
When Gov. Laura Kelly (D) announced on March 26 that all Kansans aged 16 and older would qualify for a vaccine, 1,067,865 doses had been administered in the state. According to KDHEâs weekly vaccine update, which updates every Thursday, 1,435,128 doses had been administered as of April 8. The total includes doses of the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
âWith the anticipated increase in supply from the federal government, we must get every dose of vaccine into arms quickly,â Kelly said when she announced the move to Phase 5 of the stateâs vaccination plan.
Douglas County reported 9,029 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 30 cases since Thursday. In Douglas County, 8,814 out of the 9,029 cases are inact