COVID-19 instances are rising barely in Kansas Metropolis, however native public well being specialists say we don’t have sufficient data to know if we’re heading towards one other surge.
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Tammy Ljungblad
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COVID-19 an infection numbers are rising as soon as once more within the Kansas Metropolis space, however hospitals have but to see an inflow of sick sufferers.
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Johnson County well being officers reported a rise in BA.2 instances on Thursday. The Star has beforehand reported that this pressure is unlikely to trigger a “wave” as giant as earlier variants.
Infectious illness skilled Dr. Dana Hawkinson mentioned in a Friday information briefing that latest BA.2 instances could also be attributable to extra group gatherings and fewer COVID-19 precautions in latest weeks.
Nonetheless, he famous that it’s troublesome to inform precisely how and the place instances are rising given the latest declines within the variety of individuals testing and likewise how testing is reported, with extra individuals taking at-home assessments and never reporting these outcomes to the federal government.
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A extra speedy metric of COVID-19’s prevalence is wastewater—and viral counts are remaining steadily low.
“BA.2 has been the dominant lineage in Missouri for weeks already, it’s virtually the one factor we’re seeing,” mentioned Dr. Marc Johnson, who runs The College of Missouri’s wastewater sequencing lab, throughout Friday’s briefing.. “Thus far, at the least, there was no correlation between the prevalence of BA.2 and the case numbers.”
Consultants mentioned that we don’t but have sufficient data to find out whether or not the slight will increase in native case numbers sign a brand new COVID-19 “surge” that residents must be anxious about.
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How are native COVID-19 numbers trying?
Officers reported a complete of 654 new instances within the Kansas Metropolis space over the previous week. That’s larger than final week’s complete of 496 new instances. The previous week noticed a mean of 93 instances per day within the metro space, whereas final week’s common was 71 instances per day over seven days.
The state of Missouri has reported 17 new COVID deaths prior to now 12 days. These deaths didn’t essentially happen within the counties that comprise the Kansas Metropolis metro space. Johnson County reported three deaths within the final week, whereas Wyandotte County reported one. That’s a complete of at the least 4 new deaths in Kansas Metropolis, bringing the native complete as much as at the least 4,276.
New knowledge reporting that deemphasizes every day case numbers and demise totals by county has modified the best way The Star gives COVID-19 updates. It is because each Kansas and Missouri are treating COVID-19 as “endemic” now. Right here’s what which means for you.
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How are hospitals holding up?
The College of Kansas Well being System is at present treating 5 sufferers with energetic COVID-19 infections. It was treating 9 presently final week. One in all these sufferers is within the ICU, and is on a ventilator.
The hospital lately introduced that it’s going to cease giving COVID assessments to all incoming sufferers and as a substitute take a look at solely those that suppose they’re contaminated or are symptomatic. Hawkinson mentioned that this transformation could affect the every day well being system COVID numbers.
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“Shifting ahead, it’s going to be very troublesome to inform what sort of capability points we’re having, and how much affect the surge [has] on instances and hospitalizations,” he mentioned in Friday’s information briefing. “Not everyone seems to be getting examined at these websites that report back to the federal government– some individuals are not even testing, some could also be doing residence testing.”
Hospitals within the Kansas Metropolis space should not but seeing a big inflow of COVID-19 sufferers, however specialists are staying vigilant in case a brand new “wave” arrives.
How vaccinated is the Kansas Metropolis space?
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Vaccination charges within the space are rising slowly, with 61.4% of the inhabitants totally vaccinated within the Kansas Metropolis area. Japanese Kansas has a better vaccination fee, at 69.26%, than western Missouri does at 55.54%.
Getting vaccinated continues to be the simplest technique to defend your self and others from COVID-19, and specialists suggest utilizing elevated warning if you’re not but vaccinated.
Do you’ve got extra questions on staying protected from COVID-19 in Kansas Metropolis? Ask our Service Journalism group at kcq@kcstar.com.
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Natalie Wallington is a reporter on the Star’s service desk overlaying authorities applications, neighborhood sources, COVID-19 knowledge and environmental motion amongst different matters. Her journalism work has beforehand appeared within the Washington Submit, Audubon Journal, Well-liked Science, VICE Information, and elsewhere.
CHARLOTTE — The Panthers are getting one receiver back and losing another for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs.
Rookie wideout Jalen Coker, who has started in recent weeks, is inactive this week after a quadriceps injury suffered in practice Thursday.
The Panthers are getting veteran Adam Thielen back on the field this week. He’s been out since a hamstring injury in Week 3 on a long touchdown pass from Andy Dalton.
Johnson suffered a concussion in Germany and practiced this week.
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The Panthers brought wide receiver Dan Chisena and outside linebacker Kenny Dyson up from the practice squad for depth purposes.
Click here to view the full injury report | Depth Chart | Roster
The Liberty Flames (5-1) face the Kansas State Wildcats (4-1) on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center. It begins at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+.
Kansas State won at home over George Washington 83-71 last time out, and was led by David N’Guessan (17 PTS, 9 REB, 62.5 FG%) and Dug McDaniel (13 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 45.45 FG%).
Liberty beat Louisiana 89-69 at home in its last game. Its top scorers were Kaden Metheny (20 PTS, 70 FG%, 4-6 from 3PT) and Taelon Peter (12 PTS, 62.5 FG%).
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Devin Neal put Kansas on his back with four touchdowns on his Senior Day as the Jayhawks rolled past #16 Colorado 37-21 for their third straight ranked win. Kansas kept its bowl eligibility hopes alive heading into its final game of the season.
Neal rushed for 207 yards on 37 carries and added 80 yards through the air. Jalon Daniels completed 14 of his 21 passes for 189 yards, and the defense made enough plays to come out with a win.
First quarter
Kansas got on the board first, relying on Devin Neal. He got the Jayhawks going on the ground before taking a quick pass out of the backfield for 51 yards to the house. Neal got four touches on six plays as Kansas took an early 7-0 lead.
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The dream start continued for the Jayhawks as the defense forced a three-and-out. Kansas bottled up two screens before Shedeur Sanders missed Travis Hunter on third down, and Colorado punted.
The Jayhawks had to settle for three points on their next drive, but they controlled the clock over a 7:46 possession. Sevion Morrison got five carries while Daniels picked up 20 yards on a scramble. The drive eventually stalled, and Tabor Allen hit a 24-yard field goal.
Colorado got its offense going on its second drive. Sanders completed three passes as the Buffaloes drove into Kansas territory.
Second quarter
The Buffaloes drive quickly came to an end after Tommy Dunn stopped Dallan Hayden in the backfield for a loss on third down. The Jayhawks stopped the run again on fourth down, taking over at their 41 yard line.
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Kansas took complete control, going down the field with ease. Daniels converted a third down with his legs, and found Trevor Kardell for a 23-yard pickup to put the Jayhawks into the red zone. Neal got into the end zone from nine yards out to give Kansas a 17-0 lead with 9:02 to play in the first half.
Colorado broke into the scoring column in quick fashion. Sanders picked up 17 yards on a scramble, then hit Hunter on a screen, who took it 51 yards for a touchdown.
Morrison picked up a 15-yard run before Neal gained 47 yards on a wildcat carry to get the ball into the red zone. However, Kansas wasn’t able to get into the endzone, with Allen hitting a 23-yarder to extend the Jayhawks’ lead to 20-7.
The Buffaloes inched closer as Sanders looked impressive. After a low, late hit, Sanders completed passes of 16, 25, and 19 yards. Drelon Miller made a pair of tough catches, including the 19-yard touchdown to cut Kansas’ lead to 20-14.
Kansas saw a positive two-minute drill, but once again had to settle for a field goal. Daniels picked up 31 yards on a QB draw and Neal got the Jayhawks into the red zone. However, Daniels threw incompletions on second and third and goal from the two. Allen made a 25-yard field goal to give Kansas a 23-14 lead heading into the half.
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Third quarter
Colorado got a 43-yard kickoff return to open a touchdown drive to put the Buffaloes right back in it. Sanders connected with Hunter for another touchdown, this time he was left open for a 26-yard touchdown to make the score 23-21.
Kansas went on a 10-play drive, getting whatever it wanted on the ground. Neal continued to run with his head on fire, picking up multiple 10-plus yard carries. He scored his third touchdown of the day, eventually getting into the end zone after three carries from inside the five to give the Jayhawks some breathing room, 30-21.
The Jayhawks defense got a stop for the first time in a while to help Kansas continue to build momentum. Dean Miller made a pair of big plays, stuffing a jet touch pass and getting pressure to Sanders as Kansas sacked him for the first time. Colorado punted, giving the Jayhawks the ball at their own 30.
Kansas’ offense continued to get whatever it wanted. The Jayhawks dialed up a couple of nifty plays to their tight ends. Daniels made a play with his legs again, picking up 12 yards before hitting Neal out of the backfield for 15 as Kansas drove into the red zone at the end of the quarter.
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Fourth quarter
Neal put the team on his back, rushing five straight times to get in the end zone for his fourth touchdown. He picked up a fourth-down conversion before getting into the end zone from two yards out to give Kansas a 37-21 lead with 11:47 to play.
Colorado drove into Kansas territory, but the Jayhawks defense bore down and forced a turnover on downs. The drive took 5:25 off the clock as Kansas looked to close in on another ranked win.
Kansas ran out the remaining 6:22, relying on Neal to close out the game.
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