As of Friday, 3,337 first doses and 792 second doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in Douglas County, according to the health department. George Diepenbrock, spokesperson for Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, said the 3,337 first doses have been administered at LMH Health, ...
Local activist group Justice Matters will host a free virtual event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day aimed at bringing light to injustices in the community and how they can be combated. Deacon Godsey, the co-president of Justice Matters, said the group hosted a series of listening sessions in ...
Douglas County reported 7,440 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, an increase of 67 cases since Wednesday. In Douglas County, 6,233 out of the 7,440 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 1,207 cases are active. The county ...
Doctors from LMH Health and the University of Kansas Health System said Wednesday that they expect the COVID-19 vaccines to last six months to a year — or longer. On Sunday, the Journal-World reported that local infectious disease doctor Jennifer Schrimsher said the vaccines should work for ...
Douglas County reported 7,287 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, an increase of 54 cases since Monday. In Douglas County, 6,111 out of the 7,287 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 1,176 cases are active. The county has ...
Douglas County reported 7,233 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 187 cases since Friday. In Douglas County, 6,073 out of the 7,233 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 1,160 cases are active. The county has ...
COVID-19 vaccinations in Kansas have been underway for a little less than a month, with priority being given to health care workers, EMS responders and residents in long-term care facilities. This past week, some health care workers received the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, meaning they ...
Douglas County reported 7,046 cases of COVID-19 as of Friday, an increase of 72 cases since Thursday. In Douglas County, 5,960 out of the 7,046 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 1,086 cases are active. The county ...
One more Douglas County resident has died from COVID-19, according to the health department’s update on Thursday. The new death, which brings the total to 36, was a man in the 65 to 74 age range who had been hospitalized at the time of death, George Diepenbrock, spokesperson for ...
Story updated at 7:23 p.m. Thursday TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas expects to finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month and has moved people aged 65 and older into the next group to receive the shots. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on ...
Jury trials that were set to begin this month in Douglas County District Court are going to be postponed, the chief judge said Thursday. The court has a plan approved by the state Office of Judicial Administration and by Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health to resume holding jury trials ...
Douglas County reported 6,887 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, an increase of 100 cases since Tuesday. In Douglas County, 5,937 out of the 6,887 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 950 cases are active. The county ...
Douglas County reported 6,787 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, an increase of 74 cases since Monday. In Douglas County, 5,997 out of the 6,787 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 790 cases are active. The county has ...
Douglas County has received about 4,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines since the rollout began, but many health care workers who qualified for Phase 1A of the county's vaccination plan are still waiting for their shots, officials said Monday. As of 1 p.m. Monday, Douglas County had received 4,120 ...
Douglas County reported 6,482 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, an increase of 54 cases since Wednesday. In Douglas County, 5,662 out of the 6,482 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 820 cases are active. The county ...
Two more Douglas County residents have died from COVID-19, according to the health department’s update on Wednesday. The two new deaths, which bring the total to 34, were two men older than 85 who had both been hospitalized at the time of death, health department spokesperson George ...
Staff members and residents at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab were given the option to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, according to the skilled nursing facility. Walgreens administered the Pfizer vaccine at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab, 4851 Harvard Road, to staff and residents ...
Motorists should expect delays Wednesday in the area of Clinton Parkway and Kasold Drive, according to a news release from the City of Lawrence. Construction crews will be taking out old traffic signals at the intersection and installing a new traffic signal pole between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ...
Story updated at 5:24 p.m. Monday: Two weeks ago, some health leaders in Douglas County were disappointed by a local health center’s decision not to transfer its COVID-19 vaccine doses to Lawrence's hospital for distribution. Now that organization, Heartland Community Health Center, has ...
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas is working through the details of exactly who will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines in exactly what order as it concentrates on giving shots mostly to health care workers this month. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly told leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature ...