By the Associated Press and KFDI News:
Kansas reports that more than 2 million coronavirus vaccine shots have been administered in the state, as the federal government detailed plans to distribute nearly $1 billion in aid to Kansas cities and counties.
The state health department said Monday that nearly 1.15 million people or 39.5% of the state’s population had received at least one vaccine shot.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department spelled out for the first time how it would distribute a majority of aid Kansas expects to receive from a federal coronavirus relief measure that became law in March. The aid includes $566 million to counties and $427 million for cities.
Health officials reported 345 new cases of COVID-19 in Kansas, for a total of 310,927 for the pandemic. No new deaths were reported, and the state’s death count remains at 5,016. Sedgwick County reported 36 new cases since Sunday, with no new deaths. The county has a positive testing rate of 4.6 percent.
