Hays 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 Hays, KS community.
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Kansas COVID-19 Cases
Kansas Total Coronavirus Cases: 946,564
Kansas New Coronavirus Deaths:
Kansas Total Coronavirus Deaths: 10,229
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Hays
Hays, Kansas reports state's first case of 'flurona' - KMBC Channel 9
Kansas health officials have confirmed the first case of "flurona."A patient in Hays, Kansas was diagnosed with influenza and COVID-19 at the same time, according to Hays Medical Center.Health ... More info »
KMBC Kansas City - 01/04/2022 07:58pmOfficials: Coronavirus variant likely more common in Kansas
A faster-spreading coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom is probably more widespread in Kansas than a single confirmed case in the state's northwest suggests, officials with a ... More info »
KSHB Kansas City - 02/04/2021 07:04amKansas has most new COVID death reports per capita in U.S. - The Wichita Eagle
Kansas has started the new year with the nation’s highest rate of reported COVID-19 deaths over the past week. Hays and Great Bend were the two worst city areas in the country for death reports ... More info »
Wichita Eagle - 01/04/2021 05:47amKansas Hospitals Running Out of Morgue Space, Searching for Ventilators
As COVID-19 cases surge in Kansas, hospitals have reported shortages in ventilator supply and morgue space. Dr. Lisa Hays, chief medical officer for AdventHealth in Shawnee Mission, told the ... More info »
Newsweek - 01/14/2022 08:10amTop Kansas official expects 'pockets' of coronavirus variant
Kansas is likely to have pockets of a new, more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom, and public health officials believe it could become the state's dominant strain ... More info »
KSHB Kansas City - 02/16/2021 07:38am