COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas
| COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas | |
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Kansas, U.S. |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Johnson County |
| Arrival date | March 7, 2020 |
| Confirmed cases | 887,076 |
| Hospitalized cases | 19,172 (cumulative) |
Deaths | 9,606 |
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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.[1][2][3] While research has shown a stabilized case rate in counties with a mask mandate,[4] the state-wide mask mandate includes an "opt-out" provision which many counties continue to exercise.[5]
As of February 19, 2022, 1,745,263 residents of Kansas are fully vaccinated. That represents 59.9% of the population.[6]
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