Coronavirus updates: Kansas reports 378 new cases and seven additional deaths

New numbers

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Friday reported 378 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 12,059 and 254.

It’s the biggest reported increase in new cases since May 29, when there were 382, and the most deaths since June 5, when Kansas saw 10.

Hospitalizations climbed 24 to 1,035.

The KDHE reopen metrics show Kansas trending upward in daily cases during the period of May 31 to June 14. The data lags five days behind since the most recent data is “expected to be incomplete.”

During the period, Kansas showed a trend line that started at around 3 cases per 100,000 people and ended around 3.4.

Hospitalizations during that period trended down. Hospitalizations went from around 8.3 new hospital admissions per day to about 3.8.

The number of deaths also trended down in the period, going from about 2.3 deaths a day to fewer than 1.

Sedgwick County increased 40 cases, to 830. Sedgwick County has reported 25 deaths.

The KDHE reports new data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Deadline to weigh in on Sedgwick County’s spending of federal COVID-19 dollars is here

Friday is the deadline for giving Sedgwick County officials input on how they spend roughly $100 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding. Sedgwick County asked for input about COVID-19 costs incurred through June 1 and anticipated costs through Dec. 30. The information will be used to help Sedgwick County officials plan on how to spend the dollars. More information is available at sedgwickcounty.org.

Ascension Via Christi expands visitation hours

Ascension Via Christi said Friday that visitation hours are expanding to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Francis, St. Joseph and St. Teresa, and Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital. Patients, except for that have or are suspected of having COVID-19 or being seen in the emergency department, are allowed to have one adult visitor during those hours. The visiting hours do not apply to the pediatrics, labor and delivery, newborn intensive care unit and pre- and post-operative care units, where there continue not to be defined hours of visitation. All visitors will be screened and required to wear a mask.

This story was originally published June 19, 2020 at 12:56 PM.