Kansas Receives Federal Disaster Declaration

President Trump approved a major disaster declaration on Sunday for the State of Kansas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus since January.

Governor Laura Kelly announced on Saturday that she had requested the Federal disaster declaration.

Federal funding will be made available to state, tribal and eligible local governments, along with certain private non-profit organizations for emergency measures for all areas in the state of Kansas impacted by the pandemic.

Pete Gaynor, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Paul Taylor as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected areas.

As of Sunday, 319 people have tested positive for the virus in Kansas. 4,919 have tested negative, and 6 people have died from Covid-19 in Kansas.