Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Wednesday, May 20, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has recorded more than 8,500 positive cases of the virus, up 2.4% from Monday; that's a lower rate from during the weekend.
Nearly half of the state's positive cases, and 76% of the deaths, have come from clusters of COVID-19; the percentage of cluster-related deaths is up 6% from last week. A cluster is defined as "two or more non-household COVID-19 cases identified in a certain timeframe and place." More than three dozen of those clusters have occurred in private businesses, more than half of which are now closed.
26% of Kansas COVID-19 cases have come from meatpacking plants; that number is up 3% from Monday.
57% of Kansas COVID-19 deaths have come in long-term care facilities; that number is up 1% from Monday.
Fewer than 2.5% of all Kansas residents have been tested.
Among those tested in the state, 88% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 12% positive; the percentage of positive cases remains steady from last Monday.
The state says 13.6% of cases have required hospitalization; that rate has declined slightly from Monday.
There have been 740 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas, up 2.7% since Monday; 20 added patients were hospitalized since Monday, and those rates have increased slightly.
The state reports five more people died from the virus since Monday (up nearly 3%), for a total of 178 deaths in the state. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 2% have resulted in death; that percentage has remained steady since Monday. The median age for COVID-19 fatalities in Kansas is 80 years of age; that age has decreased from Monday.
Sedgwick County is reporting more than 530 positive cases, only adding two new cases from the day before. There have been 20 COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County; that number has not increased since last week. Among the cases in Sedgwick County, 3.7% have resulted in death; that percentage has remained steady this week.
7% of the state's positive cases have been recorded in Sedgwick County and its surrounding counties; that number continues to decline.
The highest number of daily cases (38) peaked in Sedgwick County more than three weeks ago.
The peak for the rolling 14-day average of the positive percentage of all tests in Sedgwick County came more than a month ago on April 19th, at 12%; that percentage is now at 2.6%, and has ticked up a bit since last weekend.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Sedgwick County peaked more than six weeks ago.
1.7% of Sedgwick County residents have been tested for COVID-19.
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 50% of those cases requiring hospitalization; that percentage has decreased this week.
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 8% of cases require hospitalization.
Among COVID-19 cases in Kansas, 3% have required placement in the ICU, and 1.4% required mechanical ventilation; those numbers have remained steady this week.
Among COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kansas, 34% have required placement in the ICU, with 15% requiring mechanical ventilation.
