Altoona and other towns across Kansas are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Altoona, KS community.

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Kansas COVID-19 Cases

Kansas New Coronavirus Cases:
Kansas Total Coronavirus Cases: 946,564
Kansas New Coronavirus Deaths:
Kansas Total Coronavirus Deaths: 10,229
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
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Coronavirus News for Altoona

Area coronavirus cases reach record high again

On Friday, for the second day in a row and the fifth day in two weeks, Pennsylvania set a record for new coronavirus cases ... whether that is true, UPMC Altoona spokeswoman Danielle Sampsell ... More info »

Altoona Mirror - 11/06/2020 10:00am

EF-1 tornado recorded near Overbrook, Kansas

The National Weather Service of Topeka recorded an EF-1 tornado touched down early Tuesday morning southwest of Overbrook, Kansas. More info »

KSHB Kansas City - 04/16/2024 05:45am

Altoona approves annexation agreement with Mitchellville to limit future growth

Des Moines area communities can grow by annexing sections of unincorporated Polk County into their city borders. Under the moratorium agreement — which would last 10 years — Altoona could not annex ... More info »

Des Moines Register on MSN - 04/16/2024 11:04pm

Altoona loses Stokke to injury, but has pitching depth

ALTOONA (WQOW) - Altoona baseball has been hit with early-season adversity. The Railroaders will likely be without its reigning Middle Border Conference Player of the Year, Bennett Stokke, for the ... More info »

WQOW - 04/15/2024 03:14pm

Coronavirus: COVID-19

Has COVID’s Patient Zero Finally Been Named? A major revelation about researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology emerged this week. We still can’t say we’re any closer to the truth. Over ... More info »

The Atlantic - 02/21/2024 10:00am

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