Lakin 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 Lakin, 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 Lakin
Looming flu season worries COVID-strained Kansas hospitals - New York Post
Healthcare personnel prepare to discharge a patient who had been quarantining after a possible exposure to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Lakin, Kansas, U.S., November 19 ... More info »
New York Post - 09/08/2021 08:37amBillions of dollars in COVID-19 aid not being spent by Kansas, cities - The Topeka Capital-Journal
Life is good in Lakin, according to city administrator Michael Heinitz. While Kearny County, where Lakin is the county seat, has reported a smattering of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, there are ... More info »
The Topeka Capital-Journal - 09/06/2021 12:00pmOverwhelmed Hospitals Are Shipping COVID-19 Patients To Far-Off Cities - NPR
In Kansas, sick COVID-19 patients at small rural hospitals are waiting an average of nearly 10 hours to be flown ... chief nursing officer at the 25-bed Kearny County Hospital in tiny Lakin, Kansas. More info »
NPR - 08/19/2021 07:31amKansas council to consider $50 million in coronavirus tests | Kansas City Star
TOPEKA — Kansas may spend $50 million to provide residents easier, faster access to coronavirus testing in the months ahead — an expansion that will take place as people grapple with the twin ... More info »
Kansas City Star - 09/16/2020 05:00amCoronavirus updates: Kansas cases jump by 500 in one day - The Wichita Eagle
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s daily coronavirus pandemic update for Thursday listed 4,238 COVID-19 cases in the state, 372 in Sedgwick County and 129 deaths statewide. More info »
Wichita Eagle - 04/30/2020 03:55am