Coronavirus update: Kansas reports four new deaths and 1,674 more cases of COVID-19

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 53,959 total cases of COVID-19 and 600 total deaths as of Monday. There were 1,674 new cases and four new deaths over the weekend.

There were also 35 new hospitalizations and 8,268 new negative tests, bringing the totals to 2,706 hospitalizations and 430,732 negative tests. The number of intensive care unit admissions rose by seven to 741.

Sedgwick County had two more hospitalizations and one more ICU admission, putting the respective totals at 383 and 82.

By age group, there was one new death in each of the 45-54, 65-74, 75-84 and 85 and older ranges.

In the Wichita area:

• Sedgwick County had 8,465 cases, which was an increase of 195;
• Reno County had 1,024 cases, which was an increase of 43;
• Butler County had 892 cases, which was an increase of 31;
• Cowley County had 348 cases, which was an increase of 21;
• Harvey County had 342 cases, which was an increase of seven;
• Sumner County had 185 cases, which was an increase of 14;
• Kingman County had 78 cases, which was an increase of nine.

Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update

The Sedgwick County Health Department reported 41 new cases and one new death on Monday. Those increases were since the Sunday report. The county has now had 8,066 confirmed cases and 82 deaths.

Discrepancies in the county’s case total between the state and local health departments can be due to delays in reporting between the agencies. Additionally, the county only lists confirmed cases while the state includes probable cases.

The county reported one new coronavirus cluster at a religious institution and two more at businesses. There have been 49 clusters in the county, of which 27 are no longer active. The outbreaks account for 50 of the 82 deaths, which was an increase of one.

There have been 596 more people tested, bringing the total to 97,191. The positive test rate was listed at 4.88% as of Saturday, which the county’s graph of the rolling 14-day average lists as the first time since June 24 that it was below 5%.

The health department on Monday made a change to how they report ages in their demographic information. The county now uses the same age groups as the KDHE, which are mostly ranges of 10 years, after previously using ranges of 20 years.

Under the old reporting system, the 20-39 age group had the most cases in the county. Under the new system, the 25-34 group has the most, followed by 18-24.

The age groups under the old system as of Sunday:

• 0-19: 1,112 cases;
• 20-39: 3,404 cases;
• 40-59: 2,261 cases;
• 60-79: 961 cases;
• 80 and older: 287 cases.

The age groups under the new system as of Monday:

• 0-9: 275 cases;
• 10-17: 461 cases;
• 18-24: 1,429 cases;
• 25-34: 1,659 cases;
• 35-54: 1,337 cases;
• 55-64: 1,135 cases;
• 65-74: 873 cases;
• 75-84: 474 cases;
• 85 and older: 179 cases.

Updated information on area hospitalizations for COVID-19 was not immediately available Monday afternoon.

This story was originally published September 21, 2020 at 1:11 PM.