Officials in some Kansas communities are dealing with a rise in COVID-19 cases by mandating masks for children, issuing emergency orders and requiring vaccines.
The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Kansas has risen over the past two weeks from 605.14 new cases per day on Aug. 3 to 797.14 new cases per day on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
In the Wichita area, hospital status was changed to critical Wednesday, as about 150 COVID-19 patients filled beds.
