Here are the local COVID-19 numbers for Wednesday, May 6, 2020:
Kansas, with a total population of more than 2.9 million people, has recorded more than 5,700 positive cases of the virus, up 5% from Tuesday; that's a higher rate from the day before.
Among those tested in the state, 86.4% have tested negative for the coronavirus, and 13.6% positive; those percentages remain the same from yesterday.
The state says 15% of cases have required hospitalization; that rate has remained steady this week.
Fewer than 1.5% of all Kansas residents have been tested.
There have been more than 570 hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Kansas; only five added patiends were hospitaslized since Tuesday.
The state reports seven more patients died from the virus since Tuesday, for a total of 144 deaths in the state. Among the positive cases in Kansas, 2.5% have resulted in death; that percentage remains steady from the day before. The median age for COVID-19 fatalities in Kansas is 82.
Sedgwick County is reporting more than 400 positive cases, up 1% from Tuesday. There have been 15 COVID-19 deaths in Sedgwick County; among the cases in Sedgwick County, fewer than 3.4% have resulted in death; that percentage has increased this week.
8.5% of the state's positive cases have been recorded in Sedgwick County and its surrounding counties; that percentage is down a half-percent from the previous day.
The highest number of cases and illness onset numbers peaked in Sedgwick County on April 15th, three weeks ago today.
The peak for the rolling 14-day average of the positive percentage of all tests in Sedgwick County came nearly a month ago, on April 7th, at 13%; that percentage is now down to 6.7%, and has been in decline for the past nine days.
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, 3.7% have required placement in the ICU, and 1.7% required mechanical ventilation.
Among COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kansas, 37% have required plaement in the ICA, with 17% requiring mechanical ventilation.
