Sedgwick County COVID-19 positivity rate below 5 percent

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Sedgwick County's COVID-19 positivity rate continues to fall.

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The county's COVID-19 dashboard indicates the rolling, 14-day average is currently at 4.81 percent, the first time it's been below 5 percent since July 12, 2021, over seven months ago.

The positivity rate reached a peak of 23.15 percent on January 16.

86 new cases were reported between Wednesday and Friday. 999 deaths have been reported in Sedgwick County due to the virus.

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