Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Wednesday, May 13, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has recorded more than 7,400 positive cases of the virus, up 5% from Monday; that's a higher rate from the weekend.
47% of the state's positive cases, and 71% of the deaths, have come from clusters of COVID-19; a cluster is defined as "two or more non-household COVID-19 cases identified in a certain timeframe and place." Three dozen of those clusters have occurred in private businesses, more than half of which are now closed.
20% of Kansas COVID-19 cases have come from meatpacking plants.
58% of Kansas COVID-19 deaths have come in long-term care facilities.
Fewer than 2% of all Kansas residents have been tested.
Among those tested in the state, 87% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 13% positive; the percentage of positive cases has remained steady this week.
The state says 15% of cases have required hospitalization; that rate has remained steady for several days.
There have been more than 700 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas, up 6.7% since Monday; 44 added patients were hospitalized since Monday.
The state reports six more people died from the virus since Monday (up 3.8%), for a total of 164 deaths in the state. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 2.2% have resulted in death; that percentage has remained steady this week. The median age for COVID-19 fatalities in Kansas remains at 82.
Sedgwick County is reporting more than 480 positive cases, up 7% from Monday. There have been 20 COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County. Among the cases in Sedgwick County, 4% have resulted in death; that percentage has remained steady this week.
7.7% 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 four weeks ago today, on April 15th.
The peak for the rolling 14-day average of the positive percentage of all tests in Sedgwick County came more than five weegs ago, on April 7th, at 13%; that percentage is now down to 3.1%, and has been in decline for more than two weeks.
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 (19%) 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, 3.2% have required placement in the ICU, and 1.4% required mechanical ventilation.
Among COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kansas, 34% have required placement in the ICU, with 15% requiring mechanical ventilation.
