Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Monday, August 24, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has recorded more than 38,000 positive cases of the coronavirus, up 4% (more than 1,500 cases) since Friday.
24% of the state's positive cases, and 65% of the deaths have come from 464 clusters/outbreaks of COVID-19. A cluster is defined as "two or more non-household COVID-19 cases identified in a certain timeframe and place." Among all the reported clusters, 150 are active (three more than late last week.)
Fewer than 15% of all Kansas residents have been tested.
Among those tested in the state, 91% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 9% positive.
The state says fewer than 10% of cases have required hospitalization; that number has remained steady.
There have been nearly 2,200 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas, up 1% (two dozen patients) since Friday.
The state reports seven additional deaths from the virus since Friday (up 1.7%); there have been 426 deaths in the state. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 1.1% have resulted in death. The median age for COVID-19 fatalities in Kansas is at 78 years of age.
The state's highest one-day death total (10) last occurred four-and-a-half months ago, in early April.
Sedgwick County has recorded more than 6,200 positive cases, including 78 new cases from the day before (up 1.3%). There have been 48 COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County. Among the cases in Sedgwick County, fewer than 1% have resulted in death.
14% of Sedgwick County residents have been tested for COVID-19.
The highest number of new daily cases (276) was recorded in Sedgwick County a week-and-a-half ago.
The peak for the rolling 14-day average of the positive percentage of all tests in Sedgwick County came more than a month ago, at 14% -- higher than it was back in mid-April at its previous peak. That percentage bottomed out below 1% in late May, but then for two months it climbed steadily. For the two weeks following the peak, the percentage declined below 11% -- but in the 18 days since, it's back up past 12%.
Sedgwick County has more than 200 ICU beds available; they are currently 89% filled, with 32 of them (17%) occupied by COVID-19 patients.
Sedgwick County now has 63 total patients hospitalized who are COVID-19 positive, nine fewer than two weeks ago.
The age range with the highest percentage of hospitalizations in Kansas (19.5%) are those between the ages of 65-74.
The age range with the highest percentages of positive cases requiring hospitalization in Kansas are those 75-84, with 42% of those cases requiring hospitalization.
The age range with the most positive cases in Kansas (19%) are those between the ages of 25-34. In that age range, fewer than 4% of cases require hospitalization.
Among COVID-19 cases in Kansas, nearly 600 patients (1.5%) have required placement in the ICU, and 205 (0.5%) required mechanical ventilation.
Among COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kansas, 27% require placement in the ICU, and 9% require a ventilator.
