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Kansas COVID trends improve 'dramatically,' Norman says as vaccine roll-out trudges on Jason Tidd, The Wichita Eagle Jan. 27—As coronavirus pandemic trends improve "dramatically" and doses of COVID-19 vaccines continue to "trickle" in, public health officials are urging Kansans to keep wearing masks and following other guidelines. "I think there's a lot of reason for some optimism throughout the state ... the numbers statewide are improving rather dramatically," said Dr. Lee Norman, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment secretary, during a Tuesday media briefing ho...

Here are the latest COVID-19 updates around the metro area, and in Kansas and Missouri.

Heather Hollingsworth and John Hanna, Associated Press photo by: Associated Press Dr. Lee Norman, head of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, answers questions about the COVID-19 pandemic during a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna) TOPEKA (AP) — Coronavirus hospitalizations have fallen in Kansas from their high last month and staffing is under less strain as the shaky vaccine rollout gains momentum, although overall case numbers remain stubbornly high. Kansas Department of Health and Environment data shows that 889 ...

With COVID causing Kansas hospital capacity issues, patient transfers can take hours Jason Tidd, The Wichita Eagle Dec. 23—With the coronavirus pandemic causing capacity issues and staffing problems at Kansas hospitals, many patients at rural facilities are waiting hours to be transferred to bigger medical centers. "We will sometimes have to make 10, 15, 20 calls to find bed availability," said Dr. Richard Watson of Cheyenne Mountain Software, which is working with smaller Kansas hospitals on the logistics of patient transfers. "There have been times where we have had no bed...