Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Thursday, April 23, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has recorded nearly 2,500 positive cases of the virus, up 11% from Wednesday; that rate climbed 2% from the day before.
Among those tested in the state, 88.4% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 11.6% positive. The percentage of positive tests increased about a half-percent from the day before.
The state says 22% of cases have required hospitalization, a drop of 2% from the day before; 0.7% of Kansas residents have been tested.
There have been more than 400 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas, up 2.3% from Wednesday; that's a slower rate for a second straight day. Among those hospitalized in Kansas with the virus, 25% have resulted in death; that's a slightly lower rate from the previous day.
Two more patients died from the virus since Wednesday (a decrease for the second straight day), bringing the state's total to 112 deaths. Among the positive cases in Kansas, fewer than 5% have resulted in death; that percentage is down a half-pecent from Wednesday.
Sedgwick County is reporting more than 300 positive cases, up 6.4% from Wednesday; that rate climed another 1% from the day before. There have been five COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County; among the cases in Sedgwick County, 1.6% have resulted in death (a slightly lower rate from the previous day).
More than one-third of the state's positive cases are coming from Johnson and Wyandotte counties in northeast Kansas, a decrease for the second straight day as more testing becomes available statewide.
14% of the state's positive cases have been recorded in Sedgwick County and its surrounding counties; that rate increased slightly from the previous day.
The age range with the most positive cases in Kansas (21%) are those between the ages of 20-34. However, in that age range, fewer than 4% of cases require hospitalization, and that rate decreased from the day before.
The average age for COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kansas is 64.
