Kansas COVID cases low as infections trend upward nationwide

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 183

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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TOPEKA — Cases of COVID-19 are increasing in 48 states, although emergency department visits are still low, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In Kansas, which the CDC ranks as “likely growing” in its number of COVID-19 infections, the number of cases seen in the emergency department was less than 0.1% of all visits for the week ending Aug. 22, said Jill Bronaugh, spokeswoman for the Kansas Department …

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