Coronavirus updates: One more death reported in Sedgwick County
The Eagle has compiled a list of coronavirus news and updates for the Wichita area for Thursday. For updates from Wednesday, click here.
New Sedgwick County COVID-19 numbers
The Sedgwick County Health Department reported three new cases and one death on Thursday, bringing the totals to 542 and 21.
Sedgwick County has attributed 17 of the deaths to long-term care facilities — Chisholm Place, Clearwater Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and The Manor Nursing Home at Park West Plaza.
Officials have identified 10 clusters: long-term care facilities, businesses and religious institutions have had three each; one was at the Wichita Work Release Facility.
The number of recoveries increased 26 to 393.
Indicators for personal protective equipment supplies in Sedgwick County show first responders and medical facilities are running low on surgical gowns, surgical masks and medical nitrile gloves, of which there is less than a three-week supply. There is less than a five-week supply of N95 masks. There is more than a five-week supply of Tyvek coveralls and testing supplies at the county health department.
The county has introduced a new online map showing testing rates and confirmed cases by ZIP code. The ZIP codes with the most testing per population are 67026 and 67202.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment releases figures on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The latest figures showed 8,539 cases and 178 deaths statewide
There are 96 clusters in the state, accounting for 4,315 cases, or 51% of the total, and 136 deaths, or 76% of the total.
This story was originally published May 21, 2020 at 2:48 PM.