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Data released by Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health on Monday indicated that 230 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the county since the last count Friday — a notable decline compared with recent new-case numbers. However, LMH Health cautioned that the actual number could be higher, ...
WASHINGTON — Moderna announced Monday that U.S. health regulators granted full approval to its COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that's been given to tens of millions of Americans since its emergency authorization over a year ago. The action by the Food and Drug Administration means the agency has ...
The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in Douglas County during the first month of 2022 has nearly surpassed the number recorded during the entirety of 2021, according to data released by Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health. Daniel Smith, a spokesman for the health department, ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Friday reported 134 more people have died from COVID-19, the highest two-day total since safe, effective and free vaccines became widely available last spring. The rapidly growing death toll of the pandemic now stands at 7,522 in ...
Five hundred and eighty-six new cases of COVID-19 have been reported to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health since Monday, along with one new death, according to the latest numbers from the health department. The county’s 14-day moving average of new cases per day was at 305.71 on ...
The process of selecting a new health officer for Douglas County is still underway, but the goal is to have a recommendation for a replacement next month. Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department Director Dan Partridge spoke with the Journal-World this week about replacing outgoing Health ...