Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Tuesday, April 21, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has more than 2,000 positive cases of the virus, up fewer than 2% from Monday; that's well below the rate from the previous day.
Among those tested in the state, 89.4% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 10.6% positive. The percentage of positive tests declined nearly 1.5% from the day before.
The state says one-quarter of cases have required hospitalization; fewer than 0.7% of Kansas residents have been tested.
There have been more than 400 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas, up 3.5% from Monday. Among those hospitalized in Kansas with the virus, 25.5% have resulted in death.
Seven more patients died from the virus since Monday, bringing the state's total to 107 deaths. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 5.3% have resulted in death; that percentage is slightly higher since Monday.
Sedgwick County now has 251 positive cases, up only 1% from Monday, and well below the rate from the day before. There have been four COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County; among the cases in Sedgwick County, 1.6% have resulted in death.
40% of the state's positive cases are coming from Johnson and Wyandotte counties in northeast Kansas.
14% of the state's positive cases have been recorded in Sedgwick County and its surrounding counties; that rate has decreased as well.
The age range with the most positive cases in Kansas (20%) are those between the ages of 20-34.
The average age for COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kansas is 64.
