Tag: coronavirus testing

An Iola Middle School student has tested positive for COVID-19, giving the district its first test of new protocols designed to limit the spread of illness. The student and any close contacts will not be…

Allen County saw three more COVID-19 cases this past week, increasing the total to 33.  None of the infected are hospitalized, according to the weekly update from the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department. Bourbon County…

Against mountainous odds, Major League Baseball has managed to sustain its so-called season into a fourth week despite substantial casualties. Dozens of players have fallen ill and cancellations have been common due to the virus,…

The coronavirus dominated discussions at Tuesday night’s meeting of the ACC board of trustees as the college continues to prepare for students returning amidst the pandemic. The concern is not unwarranted. Early testing has already…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley said Tuesday that he has tested negative for coronavirus. The Topeka Democrat took the test Friday after learning that House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. tested…

City leaders are pushing back their plans to open the Iola Municipal Pool, at least a week. Interim Iola City Administrator Corey Schinstock announced this morning the delay, citing a recent rise in confirmed COVID-19…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday he and his wife have COVID-19 after he played in a series of exhibition matches he organized in Serbia and Croatia with zero social…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ top public health administrator said Thursday that the state has reached the point of being able to test 2% of its population for the novel coronavirus each month and plans…

Technically, Allen County confirmed its first COVID-19 case Thursday, even though the person hasn’t been in the state for about three months and there is no risk to local residents, according to a press release…

Testing for COVID-19 at Allen County Regional Hospital has adapted to ever-changing circumstances, from initial concerns about a shortage in testing supplies to restrictions on who can be tested and even to the whims of…