The COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas began affecting the U.S. State on Saturday, March 7, 2020. COVID-19 continues affecting the U.S. State of Kansas as of January 2024.[1]
The first case was reported on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Johnson County. This was a woman under age 50 who had traveled into the Northeastern United States.[2] Almost five days afterward on March 12, three other cases were reported also in Johnson County.[3]
Also on Thursday, March 12, 2020 Governor Laura Kelly declared states of emergency. And at these same times a male in his seventies was the first COVID-19 death. He died in Wyandotte County due to heart conditions then tested positive following that.[4] On Friday, March 13 a Wichita man tested positive for COVID-19. He was in his seventies. He was later released then recovered.[5]
On March 24 stay-at-home orders were sent into effect for the State of Kansas starting with Wyandotte and Johnson Counties.[6]
As of 2024 estimates of how many people died from COVID-19 in Kansas are between 10,200 and 12,000.[7]