Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Wednesday, June 17, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has recorded nearly 11,700 positive cases of the virus, up 2.3% from Monday; that's a lower rate from last week.
About half of the state's positive cases, and 72% of the deaths, have come from clusters of COVID-19; the percentage of deaths has gone up 2% since Monday. A cluster is defined as "two or more non-household COVID-19 cases identified in a certain timeframe and place." More than six dozen of those clusters have occurred in private businesses, and 41 of those clusters are still active.
26% of Kansas COVID-19 cases have come from meatpacking plants; that number has remained steady.
54% of Kansas COVID-19 deaths have come in long-term care facilities; that number is up slightly since Monday.
Fewer than 5% of all Kansas residents have been tested.
Among those tested in the state, 92% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 8% positive; the positive percentage has remained steady.
The state says 12% of cases have required hospitalization; that percentage has stayed steady..
There have been more than 1,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas, up 2.3%; 23 added patients were hospitalized since Monday, a higher rate from last week.
The state reports two more deaths from the virus since Monday (up 0.8%); there have been 247 deaths in the state. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 2% have resulted in death; that percentage has remained steady. The median age for COVID-19 fatalities in Kansas is 79 years of age.
Sedgwick County has recorded nearly 800 positive cases, adding 27 new cases (up 3.5%), a much higher rate.There have been 25 COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County. Among the cases in Sedgwick County, 3.2% have resulted in death; that percentage has gone down slightly.
4% of Sedgwick County residents have been tested for COVID-19.
8% of the state's positive cases have been recorded in Sedgwick County and its surrounding counties; that number has remained steady.
The highest number of daily cases (38) peaked in Sedgwick County more than seven weeks ago.
The peak for the rolling 14-day average of the positive percentage of all tests in Sedgwick County came nearly two months ago on April 19th, at 12%; that percentage bottomed out below 1% more than three weeks ago, but since May 26th it has been gradually going back up, including a sizable jump of more than 1% on Monday; it's now at 4%.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Sedgwick County peaked more than two-and-a-half months ago, in early April. Three first-admission hospitalizations were recorded in Sedgwick County during the second week of June.
The age range with the highest percentage of hospitalizations in Kansas (21%) are those between the ages of 55-64.
The age range with the highest percentages of positive cases requiring hospitalization in Kansas are those 75-84, with 48% of those cases requiring hospitalization.
The age range with the most positive cases in Kansas (19%) are those between the ages of 25-34. In that age range, 3.6% of cases require hospitalization.
Among COVID-19 cases in Kansas, fewer than 3% have required placement in the ICU, and 1.2% required mechanical ventilation; the ventilation percentage has ticked down slightly.
Among COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kansas, nearly one-third requre placement in the ICU, and 14% require a ventilator.
