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August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Education January 10, 2022 - 5:42 pm

KU will return to in-person classes as planned, provost says

by Mackenzie Clark

KU will stick with plans to bring students back to campus next week for the spring semester, the administration announced Monday, as Douglas County continues to face record-breaking numbers of new COVID-19 cases.

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Health January 7, 2022 - 3:36 pm

Two dozen people hospitalized with COVID-19 at LMH Health as cases continue to soar

by Lawrence Times

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Lawrence has started to reflect the recent record-breaking numbers of new cases.

Drone Lawrence/dronelawrence.com
Health January 5, 2022 - 1:38 pm

Douglas County implements emergency mask mandate, effective Friday; 727 new COVID cases reported since Monday

by Lawrence Times

Douglas County officials have implemented an emergency mask mandate to curb the spread of COVID-19 as case numbers have reached record highs in the past week.

Health January 5, 2022 - 12:01 pm

‘Our most difficult point’: Unvaxxed COVID patients overflow hospitals as doctors beg for help

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Jennifer Schrimsher, a physician at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, was up until 2 a.m. revising contingency plans. The hospital, like all others in Kansas, is coping with unprecedented numbers of COVID-19 patients and staff members out sick with the virus.

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Health January 3, 2022 - 5:09 pm

Moving average of COVID-19 cases in Douglas County hits new high

by Lawrence Times

The 14-day moving average of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Douglas County has reached a new high, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health statistics showed Monday.

Health December 24, 2021 - 3:07 pm

Delta, Omicron variants of COVID-19 slicing a wide swath into lives of Kansans

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The extended COVID-19 pandemic is driving young health care workers away from the medical field and compelling experienced doctors and nurses to retire. Omicron is a reminder that it’s far from over.

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Health December 22, 2021 - 3:25 pm

More than 200 new COVID-19 cases reported in Douglas County since Monday

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has received 210 reports of new COVID-19 cases since Monday, according to the department’s Wednesday update, bringing the total of known active cases to 908.

August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Health December 17, 2021 - 3:21 pm

Douglas County has confirmed case of omicron variant

by Lawrence Times

Kansas’ second confirmed case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 is in Douglas County, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.

Health December 15, 2021 - 6:06 pm

‘Our greatest challenge’: Latest COVID-19 surge threatens Kansas hospitals again as omicron looms

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

The chief medical officer for the KU Health System is monitoring a steep climb in COVID-19 hospitalizations, almost entirely from unvaccinated residents, while hospitals already are busy treating patients suffering from influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus.

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Health December 9, 2021 - 5:20 pm

Lawrence hospital opens COVID-19 unit amid uptick in cases

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence Memorial Hospital has opened a COVID-19 unit because of its recent uptick in COVID inpatients, the hospital said in a community update Thursday afternoon.

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