Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Thurday, April 30, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has recorded more than 4,200 positive cases of the virus, up more than 13% from Wednesday (nearly double the rate from the day before).
Among those tested in the state, 87% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 13% positive; the percenrtage of positive results has remained steady for a few days.
The state says nearly 12% of cases have required hospitalization, a lower rate for the second straight day; 1% of Kansas residents have been tested.
There have been more than 500 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas, up only 1.6% from Wednesday; that's a lower rate than the day before. Among those hospitalized in Kansas with the virus, 24.7% have resulted in death; that rate has gone up nearly a half-percent since Wednesday.
The state reports four more patients have died from the virus since yesterday, for a total of 129 deaths in the state. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 3% have resulted in death; that percentage has declined for two straight days. The median age for COVID-19 fatalities in Kansas is 82 (up from 81 yesterday).
Sedgwick County is reporting more than 400 positive cases, up 10% from yesterday. There have been nine COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County, an addition of three since yesterday; among the cases in Sedgwick County, 2% have resulted in death.
27% of the state's positive cases are coming from Johnson and Wyandotte counties in northeast Kansas.
11% of the state's positive cases have been recorded in Sedgwick County and its surrounding counties.
The highest number of cases and illness onset numbers peaked in Sedgwick County more than two weeks 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 three weeks ago, on April 7th.
The age range with the highest percentage of hospitalizations (23%) are those between the ages of 65-74.
The age range with the highest percentages of positive cases requiring hospitalization are those 75-84, with 53.5% of those cases requiring hospitalization.
The age range with the most positive cases in Kansas (18%) are those between the ages of 35-44. In that age range, 10% of cases require hospitalization.
Among COVID-19 cases in Kansas, 4.7% have required placement in the ICU, and 2.2% required mechanical ventilation; those percentages are both down from the previous day.
