COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas
pandemic in Kansas, United States
The COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas is a viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Government efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Kansas became highly politicized after Governor Laura Kelly and the state's Republican-led legislature clashed over measures to be taken in reopening the economy and the mandating of masks in late May. The result being that the state-wide reopening order would become a guideline and each county would be allowed to reopen as they see fit. While research has shown a stabilized case rate in counties with a mask mandate, the state-wide mask mandate includes an "opt-out" provision which many counties continue to exercise.
As of February 19, 2022, 1,745,263 residents of Kansas are fully vaccinated. That represents 59.9% of the population.
Timeline
The first case was reported in Johnson County on March 7, 2020. It was a woman less than 50 years old with travel history to the Northeastern United States. On March 12, another 3 cases were reported in Johnson County. These were men between the ages of 35 and 65 who had recently traveled to a Florida conference.
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