Kansas COVID shots rise, but so do cases, hospitalizations

(AP) Kansas is seeing COVID-19 vaccinations rise while the more contagious delta variant is increasing new cases, hospitalizations and deaths. State data showed that Kansas averaged 1,080 new COVID-19 cases a day for the seven days ending Monday. It was the first time the average topped 1,000 since Feb. 2. Kansas averaged 30 new hospitalizations and eight new deaths a day for the same seven days. Hospitalizations dropped below 10 per day in mid-June. The latest average for deaths was the highest in five months. But federal data showed Kansas averaged 6,330 vaccine shots a day for the seven days ending Monday. The average had dropped below 3,000 in July.

This comes as Pittsburg and Girard schools have already announced that they will be adhering to the recommendations of the Crawford County Health Department. This means students, staff, and people entering the district facilities and utilizing school district transportation.