Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Monday, May 11, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has recorded more than 7,100 positive cases of the virus, up fewer than 2% from Sunday.
Fewer than 2% of all Kansas residents have been tested.
Among those tested in the state, 87 % have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 13% positive; the percentage of positive cases has decreased by nearly a half-percent from last week.
The state says 15% of cases have required hospitalization; that rate has remained steady for several days.
There have been 660 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas; only three added patients were hospitalized since Sunday.
The state reports one more person died from the virus since Sunday, for a total of 158 deaths in the state. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 2.2% have resulted in death; that percentage is lower from last week. The median age for COVID-19 fatalities in Kansas is 82.
Sedgwick County is reporting more than 460 positive cases, up 3.8% from Sunday. There have been 19 COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County. Among the cases in Sedgwick County, 4% have resulted in death; that percentage has increased from last week.
7.6% of the state's positive cases have been recorded in Sedgwick County and its surrounding counties; that percentage is down nearly 1% from last week.
The highest number of cases and illness onset numbers peaked in Sedgwick County 26 days ago, on April 15th.
The peak for the rolling 14-day average of the positive percentage of all tests in Sedgwick County came more than a month ago, on April 7th, at 13%; that percentage is now down to 4.6%, and has been in decline for the past two weeks.
The age range with the highest percentage of hospitalizations in Kansas (22%) 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 52% of those cases requiring hospitalization.
The age range with the most positive cases in Kansas (19%) are those between the ages of 35-44. In that age range, fewer than 9% of cases require hospitalization.
Among COVID-19 cases in Kansas, 3.3% have required placement in the ICU, and 1.4% required mechanical ventilation; those percentages are both on the decline from last week.
Among COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kansas, 35% have required plaement in the ICA, with 15% requiring mechanical ventilation; those percentages are also down about 2% from last week.
