The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said COVID-19 is not a reportable condition in Kansas, so diagnosed cases and positive tests are not tracked statewide the same way. Instead, KDHE relies on monitoring of emergency department data to track trends. Jill Bronaugh, the agency’s spokeswoman, also pointed out that KDHE uses this approach to gauge whether infections are changing over time.
A CDC map indicates that higher COVID-19 activity in Kansas is concentrated in the northeast of the state, including counties around Topeka and Kansas City, as well as counties surrounding Wichita. CDC wastewater monitoring reported low levels of COVID-19 virus in Kansas.
The CDC recommends considering a 2025–2026 COVID-19 vaccine update, with particular emphasis for people who never received a COVID-19 vaccine, those age 65 and older, those at high risk for severe COVID-19, people in long-term care facilities, pregnant or breastfeeding people, and those trying to get pregnant or who may become pregnant.