Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Tuesday, May 5, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has recorded more than 5,400 positive cases of the virus, up 4% from Monday.
Among those tested in the state, 86.4% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 13.6% positive; the percenrtage of positive results has gone up slightly since last week.
The state says 15% of cases have required hospitalization; a 3% increase from last week.
1.4% of all Kansas residents have been tested.
There have been more than 500 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas, up 2.4% from Monday. Among those hospitalized in Kansas with the virus, 24.6% have resulted in death; that rate has remained fairly steady for several days.
The state reports just one more patient died from the virus since yesterday, for a total of 137 deaths in the state. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 2.5% have resulted in death; that percentage is down a half percent from last week. The median age for COVID-19 fatalities in Kansas is 82.
Sedgwick County is reporting more than 400 positive cases, up 0.5% from Monday. There have been 13 COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County; among the cases in Sedgwick County, fewer than 3% have resulted in death.
Nearly 9% 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 on April 15th, nearly three weeks ago.
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, at 13%; that percentage is now at 8.2%.
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 (18%) 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, 3.9% have required placement in the ICU, and 1.7% required mechanical ventilation; those percentages are both down at least a half percent from last week.
