TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health reported 485 new coronavirus cases in Kansas from May 3, to May 10, for a total of 945,923 cases. The state reported 483 cases the previous week.
On Wednesday, the state reported 18 additional COVID-19 deaths since the report on May 3, for a total of 10,214 since the state started reporting COVID illness and deaths.
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Kansas provides fewer updates of its data about COVID-19 now that Gov. Laura Kelly formally declared that the state is moving toward treating COVID-19 as a disease like the flu that spreads regularly and isn't considered a pandemic. The health department plans to update data about cases and vaccinations each Wednesday.
The state continues to support access to free COVID-19 testing, works to ensure that vulnerable populations can get vaccinated, see that providers serve a broad population and give “comprehensive guidance” about the virus. She called the new phase “endemic normalcy.”
The health department updates data about cases and vaccinations each Wednesday.