For at least part of this past week, Kansas was faring relatively well on the Unacast Social Distancing Scoreboard. That’s not the case with the latest report.
Kansas slid from a B-minus to a C-minus in the report online as of Saturday morning.
Lyon County, meanwhile, has fallen behind all neighboring counties and currently sits at a D, with an 82-to-94-percent decrease in so-called “encounters density” largely offset by a less than 25-percent reduction in average mobility and a less than 55-percent reduction in non-essential visits. Chase, Coffey, Greenwood and Wabaunsee counties have C grades. Osage County has a B-minus, while Morris County has the best area grade at a B.
Unacast uses GPS tracking through cell phone data to monitor distance traveled by people and the amount of non-essential visits. Health Secretary Lee Norman says the information is available to the public, and Governor Laura Kelly says the state does not have a partnership with Unacast.
Nationwide, only three states have a grade better than C as of Saturday morning. Nevada has an A-minus. Vermont has a B. California has a B-minus.
Click here for a link to the Unacast Social Distancing Scoreboard.
