45 new COVID-19 cases reported in county
The Leavenworth Times
The Leavenworth County Health Department reported Monday 45 additional community cases of the coronavirus as well as two additional cases among inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility.
The Health Department releases updates about local COVID-19 cases each Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The 45 new community cases reported Monday are significantly fewer than the 97 new community cases that were reported by the Health Department on Friday.
As of Monday afternoon, a total of 5,728 cases of the virus have been reported in Leavenworth County since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Health Department was monitoring 227 active community cases Monday.
The Leavenworth Times
The Leavenworth County Health Department will begin Phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan Friday, according to the county health officer.
County Health Officer Jamie Miller said in an email that the Health Department will begin administering the vaccine to first responders as part of Phase 2. He said the Health Department also will finish up with administering the vaccine to health care workers who were not vaccinated as part of Phase 1 of the state’s five-phase plan.
Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that Kansas was moving into Phase 2 of the plan.
Phase 2 includes people who are 65 years of age and older.