CDC says no Kansas counties are at high COVID level as state reports 1.2K new cases

Zero Kansas counties are at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high COVID-19 community level this week, falling from three the week before.

Twelve counties are at medium community level, however, and Sedgwick County remains at low for another week.

The CDC updates the metric each week for U.S. counties and bases the assessment on the number of new cases and hospitalizations per 100,000 people (seven-day totals) and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-positive patients (a seven-day average).

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has four counties at its high incident rate, which means these counties are experiencing more than 100 cases per a population of 100,000. Last week, there were three at high.

Clark, Rice, Marion and Chautauqua counties are at that high incident rate, according to the state. Sedgwick County is at moderate, meaning it’s experiencing 10 to 49 cases per 100,000 individuals.

The KDHE reported 1,218 new COVID-19 cases and 23 new deaths from March 22 to March 29.

As of Thursday, Sedgwick County is experiencing a 6.4% positive test rate, according to the county health department. There were 79 new cases reported in the last seven days, the same amount as the week before.

The most cases reported a single day in the county was 17 on March 28. The lowest was three, reported Thursday.

See Sedgwick County’s COVID-19 dashboard below, which updates every Friday with the latest information.