Kansas reported an increase of 1,855 positive cases of COVID-19 and an additional 40 deaths from Wednesday to Friday, according to a report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Allen Community College is…

TOPEKA — Kansas Department of Health and Environment secretary Lee Norman on Wednesday said the state remains in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of infections will be worse when the…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment released a retooled list Wednesday of site-specific COVID-19 clusters that identified outbreaks of five cases or more occurring within the previous 14 days. The original format…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday expressed alarm at rapidly worsening COVID-19 numbers in Kansas and blamed Republican legislative leaders for standing in the way of a statewide mask mandate.  The Kansas Department of…

Allen County saw another 10 positive coronavirus cases this week, increasing the tally to 49 since the first local case was reported in June. The SEK Multi-County Health Departments reported new cases in all of…

Allen County’s number of COVID-19 cases has jumped to 22, up from 17, in the past week, according to Friday’s report by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The state tally has risen from…

The number of COVID-19 cases in Kansas rose by 1,092 over the weekend, bringing the total to 31,730. One month ago, the state had 17,618 confirmed cases.  Allen County continues to have 17 confirmed cases.…

Allen County reported one new coronavirus case this week, bringing the total of positive tests to 15 since the pandemic began. All but two of the cases have recovered, with two residents hospitalized. The SEK…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ top health official says most counties are not following Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order requiring people to wear masks to help contain the spread of COVID-19, even though data is…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ top public health official predicted Wednesday that the state will face steeper increases in coronavirus cases and suggested that it blew its chance for a summer respite from the pandemic…