Back in February, city staff in Derby started taking notice of the COVID-19 outbreak happening globally so that when it hit home in March they had a jumpstart preparing to overcome the obstacles presented in 2020.
While Derby has not been alone in facing those obstacles, City Manager Kathy Sexton noted there have been elements of the pandemic the city has had to approach in a different way.
âJust the sheer volume of information I think is something probably everybody is dealing with, but in government I think we probably see it with different eyes,â Sexton said. âWe see not only whatâs our effect on our families and our own personal behaviors, but also how does it affect the way we deliver services and deliver democracy.â
More shipments of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Sedgwick County
The Sedgwick County Health Department has received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine. Health Department staff and EMS personnel are among the first people who will get the vaccine.
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran visited the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita Wednesday morning, then he went to Wesley Medical Center to get an update on the vaccine distribution. Moran posted a photo on Twitter showing him with a box of the Moderna vaccine. He said he will continue to make sure the Veterans Administration has the necessary resources to administer the vaccine to the nation’s veterans and the medical staff who cares for them.
Kansas had worst county in US for COVID deaths per capita last week and 2nd, 4th and 5th Jason Tidd, The Wichita Eagle
Dec. 22 Kansas had the worst county in the United States for COVID-19 deaths per capita last week.
It also had the second-worst. And the fourth-worst. And the fifth-worst.
And seven of the top 10 deadliest counties compared to population.
The rankings are from coronavirus pandemic data released Sunday by the White House COVID-19 Task Force. Its death data was for the period of Dec. 13-19.
Edwards County, which topped the list, had eight deaths over the previous seven days, equated to 285.9 deaths per 100,000 people. Sheridan County was second, with seven deaths equating to 277.7 per 100,000.
Walk-in COVID tests offered at Extension Center
Sedgwick County’s Health Department is now offering free walk-in COVID testing at the K-State Extension Center, at 21st and Ridge.
This replaces the drive-thru site that had been running in east Wichita. Walk-ins are welcome from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Follow the signs to the southern entrance facing 21
st street. Testing at this site will not be offered Thursday, December 24 through Sunday, December 27 due to the Christmas holiday.
These tests will return results in four to six days, and will only tell you if you currently have COVID-19. These are not antibody tests.