Shawnee County reported 112 COVID-19 cases from July 12-15 after seeing a total of 156 cases in June.
Twenty-five people are hospitalized, as of the July 13 Shawnee County COVID-19 dashboard update, but that number has tripled in the past two weeks. After months of reassuring trends, our community is in the midst of a surge in cases and hospitalizations in unvaccinated individuals,” said Erin Locke, Shawnee County s health officer. “We all want to have a normal fall, and collectively, our personal actions will determine future impacts.
The surge can be attributed in part to the Delta variant, the health department said in a news release. Delta has become the dominate community strain since it was first found in Shawnee County in June.
GREAT BEND TRIBUNE 17 community projects receive Kansas Health Foundation financing
WICHITA – Since the Kansas Health Foundation launched the Kansas Community Investment Fund in January 2019, 17 community impact projects have received a total of $1 million in loans and $27,700 in grants.
KCIF loans/grants are for for-profit and nonprofit organizations improving community health in under-resourced areas by enhancing access to care, educational attainment, civic and community engagement, and promoting healthy behaviors.
“Impact investing is a new way for foundations to invest with community development financing to improve the health and economic vibrancy of Kansas communities,” said Jeff Usher, KHF senior program officer. “With these loans, we can address critical community and economic development challenges related to our KHF impact areas.”