Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Monday, June 22, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has recorded more than 12,000 positive cases of the virus, up 3.4% from Monday; that's a higher rate over the weekend.
About half of the state's positive cases, and 74% of the deaths, have come from clusters of COVID-19; the percentage of deaths has gone up 2% during the weekend. A cluster is defined as "two or more non-household COVID-19 cases identified in a certain timeframe and place." More than seven dozen of those clusters have occurred in private businesses, and 41 of those clusters are still active.
25% of Kansas COVID-19 cases have come from meatpacking plants; that number has slightly decreased.
56% of Kansas COVID-19 deaths have come in long-term care facilities; that number is up 2% from last week.
5% of all Kansas residents have been tested.
Among those tested in the state, 92% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 8% positive; the positive percentage has remained steady.
The state says fewer than 12% of cases have required hospitalization; that percentage has decreased slightly.
There have been more than 1,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas, up 2%; 21 added patients were hospitalized during the weekend, a slightly lower rate from last week.
The state reports five more deaths from the virus during the weekend (up less than 2%); there have been 259 deaths in the state. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 2% have resulted in death; that percentage has remained steady. The median age for COVID-19 fatalities in Kansas is 79 years of age.
Sedgwick County has recorded nearly 900 positive cases, adding 15 new cases (up 1.7%), a lower rate from last week.There have been 25 COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County. Among the cases in Sedgwick County, 2.8% have resulted in death; that percentage has decreased.
Fewer than 5% of Sedgwick County residents have been tested for COVID-19.
8.8% of the state's positive cases have been recorded in Sedgwick County and its surrounding counties; that number has recently increased by nearly 1%.
The highest number of daily cases (38) peaked in Sedgwick County more than seven weeks ago.
The peak for the rolling 14-day average of the positive percentage of all tests in Sedgwick County came more than two months ago on April 19th, at 12%; that percentage bottomed out below 1% nearly four weeks ago, but for nearly a month now it has gradually been going back up; it's now at nearly 3.5%.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Sedgwick County peaked more than two-and-a-half months ago, in early April. Seven first-admission hospitalizations were recorded in Sedgwick County during the third week of June.
The age range with the highest percentage of hospitalizations in Kansas (21%) are those between the ages of 55-64.
The age range with the highest percentages of positive cases requiring hospitalization in Kansas are those 75-84, with 46% of those cases requiring hospitalization. That percentage has recently decreased by 2%.
The age range with the most positive cases in Kansas (19%) are those between the ages of 25-34. In that age range, 3.8% of cases require hospitalization.
Among COVID-19 cases in Kansas, fewer than 3% have required placement in the ICU, and 1.2% required mechanical ventilation.
Among COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kansas, nearly one-third requre placement in the ICU, and 14% require a ventilator.
