WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The number of Kansans with the coronavirus rose by more than 14,000 in the past two days. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment also said the number of COVID-19 deaths has increased by 52, bringing the Kansas death toll to 7,388.

The state said cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant rose by 230, the biggest increase since the KDHE began seeing the variant in Kansas. Some things to consider are that the state only samples about two percent of the positive cases for variants, plus the KDHE may not be informed when a patient tests positive with a home test kit.

The KDHE said there have been 141 new COVID-19 hospitalizations since Monday. Of the 94 hospitals that reported to the state Wednesday, there are 1,027 COVID-19 patients admitted, with 202 of them in intensive care.

Active coronavirus clusters

Each Wednesday, the KDHE updates how many active coronavirus clusters it is tracking across Kansas. There are 349 active clusters this week, 74 more than last week. The most active clusters are in schools (53), day cares (23), and long-term care facilities (199). The KDHE only names locations that have five or more current cases.

These are the COVID-19 exposure locations named this week:

The KDHE reports about 12,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered since the Monday update:

• 3,333 Kansans got their first dose
• 3,279 got a second dose
• 5,403 got a third dose

Of Kansans eligible to get vaccinated, 65.14% have received at least one dose of a vaccine, while 56.01% have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series.