Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Thursday, April 16, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has 1,588 positive cases of the virus, up 11% from Wednesday; that rate is significantly up from the day before, indicating a sizable increase in testing in the state.
Among those tested in the state, 90% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 10% positive. The state says 28% of cases have required hospitalization; nearly 0.6% of Kansas residents have been tested.
There have been 359 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas, up 5% from Wednesday; that rate is up 0.4% from the day before. Among those hospitalized in Kansas with the virus, 22% have resulted in death.
Four more patients died from the virus since Wednesday (down from seven on Monday, and seven on Tuesday), bringing the state's total to 80 deaths. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 5% have resulted in death; that's the same rate as the day before.
Sedgwick County now has 217 positive cases, up nearly 4% from Wednesday (a higher rate than the previous day). There have been three COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County; among the cases in Sedgwick County, nearly 1.4% have resulted in death.
45% of the state's positive cases are coming from Johnson and Wyandotte counties in northeast Kansas.
16% of the state's positive cases have been recorded in Sedgwick County and its surrounding counties.
The age range with the most positive cases in Kansas (19%) are those between the ages of 55-64.
The average age and median age for COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kansas is 63.
54% of the COVID-19 cases in Kansas are women, and 46% are men.
