The Second 1,000 COVID-19 Deaths In Kansas Came 5 Times Faster Than The First 1,000

The number of COVID-19 deaths by day in Kansas. Kansas Department of Health and Environment
The number of COVID-19 deaths by day in Kansas. Kansas Department of Health and Environment

WICHITA, Kansas — The number of Kansans who have died from COVID-19 topped 2,000 on Friday after the state announced 131 new deaths.

How quickly the state passed that milestone — it took the state seven-plus months to lose its first 1,000 people to the coronavirus, and little more than a month to lose 1,000 more — shows how quickly the spread is accelerating.

“There’s just so many more people gettin…