Coronavirus updates: Comparing Sedgwick County with other counties, state and U.S.
The Sedgwick County Health Department reported an increase of 66 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 6,187.
Deaths held at 48.
The county has the second most cases in Kansas, behind Johnson County. But counties with higher populations, such as Sedgwick and Johnson, can expect more cases. More testing can also skew the data.
So, how does Sedgwick County stack up against other counties and the state?
Top 3 counties
No. 1 Johnson County
Percent of positive cases: 7,167 cases/96,052 tests = 7.46%
Cases per 1,000 residents: 13.17
Testing per 1,000: 176.5
Case fatality rate: 1.53%
No. 2 Sedgwick County
Percent of positive cases: 6,187 cases/77,344 tests = 7.99%
Cases per 1,000 residents: 12.41
Testing per 1,000 residents: 155.19
Case fatality rate: .77%
No. 3 Wyandotte County
Percent of positive cases: unclear from dashboard how many tests have been done
Cases per 1,000 residents: 35.23
Testing per 1,000 residents: unclear
Case fatality rate: 2%
Neighboring counties
Reno County
Percent of positive cases: 552 cases/6,105 tests = 9.04%
Cases per 1,000 residents: 8.55
Testing per 1,000 residents: 94.63
Case fatality rate: .18%
Butler County (as of Friday)
Percent of positive cases: 357 cases/6,269 tests = 5.69%
Cases per 1,000 residents: 5.41
Testing per 1,000 residents: 95.15
Case fatality rate: .56%
Harvey County
Percent of positive cases: 6.34%
Cases per 1,000 residents: 7.69
Testing per 1,000 residents: 121.29
Case fatality rate: 1.87%
State, U.S.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment releases figures on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The latest numbers show 36,856 cases and 419 deaths.
Kansas
Percent of positive cases: 36,856 cases/366,315 tests = 10.06%
Cases per 1,000 residents: 12.91
Testing per 1,000 residents: 128.39
Case fatality rate: 1.13%
U.S. (figures based on data from The COVID Tracking Project)
Percent of positive cases: 5,593,318 cases/70,336,781 tests = 7.95%
Cases per 1,000 residents: 18.11
Testing per 1,000 residents: 227.84
Case fatality rate: 2.99%
Data based on county health department information and populations from 2010 U.S. census data. Kansas figures also use the census data and information from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.